172 results for: Manufacturing
Cartridge Kodak No. 4 folding camera used by C. C. Maring in Seattle, ca. 1895
C.C. Maring came to Seattle around 1890 and established the first photo engraving and printing business west of the Mississippi. His first shop was Maring & Ladd, then a man named Blake who worked at the shop, bought into it, and it became Maring & Blake. The business was located on the floor above the Crescent Manufacturing Company at the…
ID Number:2021.82.1
Date:Circa 1895
Sewing machine used at Boeing during WWII
This sewing machine was used in Boeing Plant 2 during the Second World War. The donor’s grandmother Alice Baum Hudson used it during the war and then for decades afterwards until Boeing closed down their sewing shops. This was Hudson’s favorite machine, so when Boeing sold the machines at auction she purchased this one to use at home. Sewers at…
ID Number:2022.16.1
Date:Circa 1940
Three-piece ensemble from Chamberlin’s Handwovens, 1950s
The Washington Training Center for the Blind was started in 1939 and one of their key programs involved weaving. Students were trained to weave fabrics and then were employed through the center. An affiliated nonprofit called Handcrest distributed and sold goods, but other businesses sourced fabrics and employed craftspeople through the training center. One such was Chamberlin’s Handwovens which opened…
ID Number:2022.40.1
Date:Circa 1950
Red plaid shirt from Foster-Hochberg, 1940s-1960s
This red plaid jacket has shoulder pads and a boxy shape. It was made by Foster-Hochberg Manufacturing, one of the leading clothing companies in Seattle in the 1950s and 1960s. Foster-Hochberg specialized in casual sportswear for women and teen girls.
ID Number:2022.40.6
Date:Circa 1940-1960
Down vest with roses from Ripstop Rose, ca. 1975
Seattle designer Kathy Hope made appliqued down vests under the name “Ripstop Rose” in the late 1970s and 1980s. This rose design was one of the first she ever made and inspired the name for the brand. It is based on the rose from the Grateful Dead album “American Beauty.” In 1979 she made an exclusive line for Nordstrom which…
ID Number:2022.40.7
Date:Circa 1970
Teal suede-like jacket from Marjone, 1970s
This faux suede jacket is open on the sides and has twist lock fasteners down the front. It was made by the Marontate-Jones Company of Seattle. Founded by Fred Marontate and Frank Jones, the business was one of Seattle’s oldest and longest-running manufacturers of women’s dresses, outerwear, and separates. The company started in 1921 and continued into the 1980s. The…
ID Number:2022.40.8
Date:Circa 1970
Light green hat with flower in plastic cage from John Eaton, 1960s
This whimsical hat has a beehive shape of light green chiffon with a silk rose in a green cage at the top. Cornish School of Arts graduate John Eaton (1914-1991) was a successful milliner, designer, and teacher whose individually-styled hats became known all over the country. Eaton and partner James Neher opened their first store in 1950, and eventually opened…
ID Number:2022.40.11
Date:Circa 1960-1970
Patterned newsboy hat from Hatterdashery, 1990s
Michael Loeffler has been making hats in Seattle since 1967. He has sold his Hatterdashery brand at Pike Place Market, Bumbershoot, and countless street fairs and art shows in the region. From 1983 to 2022 he had a storefront at 2914 NE 55th Street. This hat shape has been one of his most consistently popular, with versions made in a…
ID Number:2022.40.RefHat
Date:Circa 1990
Currin's Whale Oil Paste can, ca. 1930s
The Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company was founded in 1908 with a partnership between Hugh L. Currin and Warren Greene. Currin-Greene manufactured boots and specialty work shoes sold throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. They were known for hand-made, cleated logging boots, constructed with top quality hides imported from Switzerland and Austria. Currin-Greene shoes were marketed in Seattle through retail outdoor…
ID Number:2022.41.1
Date:Circa 1930
Pink platform pumps, from Nordstrom "Be Proud" line, 2022
Part of Nordstrom’s “Be Proud” line in 2022, these shoes are described online as “Pride Gender Inclusive Fynn Ankle Strap Platform Pump,” and promise “a fit true to size for all gender identities.” This pair represents the largest size offered, which corresponds to a size 15 in women’s shoes, size 13 in men’s. “B.P.” is the name of a longtime…
ID Number:2022.48.1
Date:2022