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Image of Tlinget basket, white and blue, part of 3-piece set #B16-34 by Preston Singletary, 2012

Tlinget basket, white and blue, part of 3-piece set #B16-34 by Preston Singletary, 2012

Preston Singletary (Tlingit American, b. 1963) is a well-known and respected glass artist in Seattle. He uses European glass blowing techniques to create Northwest Native art and features themes of transformation, animal spirits and shamanism.
ID Number:2016.35.1
Date:2012
Image of Tlinget basket, blue and orange, part of 3-piece set #B16-34 by Preston Singletary, 2013

Tlinget basket, blue and orange, part of 3-piece set #B16-34 by Preston Singletary, 2013

Preston Singletary (Tlingit American, b. 1963) is a well-known and respected glass artist in Seattle. He uses European glass blowing techniques to create Northwest Native art and features themes of transformation, animal spirits and shamanism.
ID Number:2016.35.2
Date:2013
Image of Tlinget basket, dark red and taupe, part of 3-piece set #B16-34 by Preston Singletary, 2016

Tlinget basket, dark red and taupe, part of 3-piece set #B16-34 by Preston Singletary, 2016

Preston Singletary (Tlingit American, b. 1963) is a well-known and respected glass artist in Seattle. He uses European glass blowing techniques to create Northwest Native art and features themes of transformation, animal spirits and shamanism.
ID Number:2016.35.3
Date:2016
Image of Silver egg cracker or topper,

Silver egg cracker or topper, "Chef Essential," ca. 2010

The egg cracker was designed by Seattle chef Thierry Rautureau (1958-2023), nicknamed "The Chef In The Hat." He was the chef and owner of the Loulay and Luc restaurants in Seattle. Rautureau was born France and moved to the United States at age twenty to work at several restaurants. Rautureau won various awards including the James Beard Award for Best…
ID Number:2016.62.4
Date:Circa 2010
Image of Convertible folding table and ping pong table designed and patented by Berger Anderson, Boeing employee, 1957

Convertible folding table and ping pong table designed and patented by Berger Anderson, Boeing employee, 1957

Berger Anderson, born in Sweden, was an employee for Boeing from 1928-1961. He was scheduled to be on a test flight of a prototype B-29 on Feb. 18, 1943, which crashed into the Frye meat packing plant in the Georgetown neighborhood, killing all eleven souls on board, including the pilot, Edmund T. Allen, the most experienced test pilot at Boeing.…
ID Number:2016.73.1
Date:1957
Image of Visio software company neon-lighted building sign, ca. 1995

Visio software company neon-lighted building sign, ca. 1995

Visio Corporation was a software company based in Seattle, Washington. Its principle product was a diagramming application software of the same name. Visio was acquired by Microsoft in 2000 and is now a division of that company. This sign is from the Seattle World Trade Center East building.
ID Number:2016.105.1
Date:Circa 1995
Image of Visio product box,

Visio product box, "Drag & Drop Drawing for Everyday Graphics," 1992

Visio Corporation was a software company founded in 1989 in Seattle. Its principal product was a diagramming application software of the same name. Visio was acquired by Microsoft in 2000 and became a division of that company.
ID Number:2016.105.2
Date:1992
Image of Collection of Rainier Beer cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s

Collection of Rainier Beer cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s

Boeing constructed a supersonic twin sphere wind tunnel in the mid-1950s for the Dyna-Soar X-20, the SST (Supersonic Transport), and other projects. When the spheres were being demolished, they discovered over 3 million of these tin cans. They were used to help with temperature control in the giant spheres as air was pumped in and rushed out. This process was…
ID Number:2017.6.1
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Pair of Rainier Old Stock Ale beer cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s

Pair of Rainier Old Stock Ale beer cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s

Boeing constructed a supersonic twin sphere wind tunnel in the mid-1950s for the Dyna-Soar X-20, the SST (Supersonic Transport), and other projects. When the spheres were being demolished, they discovered over 3 million of these tin cans. They were used to help with temperature control in the giant spheres as air was pumped in and rushed out. This process was…
ID Number:2017.6.2
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Pair of Lucky Lager beer cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s

Pair of Lucky Lager beer cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s

Boeing constructed a supersonic twin sphere wind tunnel in the mid-1950s for the Dyna-Soar X-20, the SST (Supersonic Transport), and other projects. When the spheres were being demolished, they discovered over 3 million of these tin cans. They were used to help with temperature control in the giant spheres as air was pumped in and rushed out. This process was…
ID Number:2017.6.3
Date:Circa 1950
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