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Book binding embossing drill press, 1860-1865
This large piece of machinery from Bayless Bindery in Seattle was used for embossing and indenting designs and lettering into leather book covers. Bayless Bindery, formerly Ward's Bindery, was first located on Spring Street in 1918 but moved to Wall Street in 1948, then to Ninth Ave North in 1962. The company grew to one hundred employees and moved to…
ID Number:1974.5991
Date:1860-1865
Printing plates on wood blocks made for Duncan & Sons Saddlery catalogs, 1907
Duncan & Sons Saddle Company was a saddle maker and repair company founded in Seattle in 1898 on Western Avenue and Marion Street. The business relocated several times before closing in 2007.
ID Number:1975.6019
Date:1907
Northern Radio Company Radio Telephone, model no. N529E/N620E, ca. 1965
This radiotelephone was built by Northern Radio Company, a Seattle business established in 1926. This communication equipment was widely used by various Alaskan salmon canneries, bush airlines, oil explorations and drilling during the 1960s and early 1970s. An advertisement for the Northern Radiotelephone states: "Versatility, clean uncluttered lines and genuinely rugged construction characterize the new N529 transmitter and N620 receiver.…
ID Number:1975.6036
Date:Circa 1965
Model made circa 1950-1970 of cannery tender, M.S. Captain Bing
The donor of this ship model, John Tenneson, owned and operated the Superior Packing Company plant in Tenakee, Alaska, with the home port based in Seattle, Washington. Superior Packing Company was in operation from 1916 into the 1960s, canning and distributing salmon, crab, and shrimp under the Captain Bing brand. The M.S. Bing was one of the company's vessels and…
ID Number:1975.6066.1
Date:Circa 1950-1970
Wah-sun Tea cannister, ca. 1900-1920
This tea canister was distributed by the Wason Brothers, a food distribution company in Seattle, and then sold in Ernie Baer's store in the Rainier Valley.
ID Number:1975.6156.2
Date:Circa 1900-1920
Card game, "Household Words," 1916
This vintage card game lists many businesses that were popular in Seattle during the 1910s. This game was given away for free at the Grote-Rankin Co. a home furnishing store once located at the corner of Pike Stree and 5th Avenue.
ID Number:1976.6289.34
Date:1916
Green and black wool ski suit, ca. 1948
This ensemble was made, in part, by the Seattle Woolen Company, which began with a focus on menswear and water-repellant garments to appeal to “woodsmen, cannery workers, and fishermen.” They soon expanded to include clothing for sport and recreation, and began making more for women. As it became increasingly acceptable for women to participate in sporting activities, local companies met…
ID Number:1976.6342.C2251
Date:1948
Ski boots from Eddie Bauer Sporting Goods store, 1927-1928
Eddie Bauer established his outdoor sporting supply business in Seattle in 1920. The nation-wide retail stores and on-line catalog continue to provide customers with clothing, accessories and outdoor gear.
ID Number:1976.6342.5
Date:1927
Tin of cayenne pepper from Crescent Pure Spices, ca. 1910
The Crescent Manufacturing Company was founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1883 as Larsen Extract Company. By the early twentieth century, Crescent was manufacturing 75 different extracts including Mapleine, as well as importing spices, coffee, and nuts. Crescent was sold to McCormick and Company in 1989, and consolidated its operations in Kent, Washington in 1990.
ID Number:1976.6361.5a
Date:Circa 1910
Allspice tin from Crescent Pure Spices, ca. 1910
The Crescent Manufacturing Company was founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1883 as Larsen Extract Company. By the early twentieth century, Crescent was manufacturing 75 different extracts including Mapleine, as well as importing spices, coffee, and nuts. Crescent was sold to McCormick and Company in 1989, and consolidated its operations in Kent, Washington in 1990.
ID Number:1976.6361.5b
Date:Circa 1910