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Image of Olympia Beer cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1934

Olympia Beer cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1934

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:2017.6.4
Date:1934
Image of Pair of Bardahl cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s

Pair of Bardahl 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:2017.6.6
Date:Circa 1950
Image of DNA Synthesizer 3900, designed and built in 1998

DNA Synthesizer 3900, designed and built in 1998

This DNA Synthesizer was designed by Gary McLuen, a local engineer and innovator, and it was used for the human genome project (1984-2003). It is one of the first and most successful automated DNA synthesizers on the market.
ID Number:2017.32.1
Date:1998
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Set of 2 bottles, "Love Yourself Massage Oil" from Cannabis Basics, 2017

Beginning in 1995, Aimee "Ah" Warner made topical health and beauty products in her lab at home and sold them locally. These were some of the first topical products in Washington state's legal medical marijuana industry and they are the first topical cannabis products to be sold on the mainstream market in the country.
ID Number:2017.37.1
Date:2017
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Set of 2 jars, "Sole's Desire Repair Cream" from Cannabis Basics, 2017

Beginning in 1995, Aimee "Ah" Warner made topical health and beauty products in her lab at home and sold them locally. These were some of the first topical products in Washington state's legal medical marijuana industry and they are the first topical cannabis products to be sold on the mainstream market in the country.
ID Number:2017.37.2
Date:2017
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Set of 2 jars, "XXX Rescue Butter" from Cannabis Basics, 2017

Beginning in 1995, Aimee "Ah" Warner made topical health and beauty products in her lab at home and sold them locally. These were some of the first topical products in Washington state's legal medical marijuana industry and they are the first topical cannabis products to be sold on the mainstream market in the country.
ID Number:2017.37.3
Date:2017
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Container for "The Remedy Pain Stick", from Cannabis Basics, 2017

Beginning in 1995, Aimee "Ah" Warner made topical health and beauty products in her lab at home and sold them locally. These were some of the first topical products in Washington state's legal medical marijuana industry and they are the first topical cannabis products to be sold on the mainstream market in the country.
ID Number:2017.37.4
Date:2017
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Container for "Naked Lip Butter", from Cannabis Basics, 2017

Beginning in 1995, Aimee "Ah" Warner made topical health and beauty products in her lab at home and sold them locally. These were some of the first topical products in Washington state's legal medical marijuana industry and they are the first topical cannabis products to be sold on the mainstream market in the country.
ID Number:2017.37.5
Date:2017
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Original unused bottle, "Harry N. Leckenby Co., Seattle, Diamond 'L' Brand, Mildew & Summer Peach Leaf Curl Spray", ca. 1950s

Harry Leckenby lived in the Duvall area and invented different sprays and animal repellants. He was most known for inventing his famous crescent garden hoe in the 1950s.
ID Number:2017.43.1
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Miniature model in original packaging of a 787 Dreamliner commercial jet, 2007

Miniature model in original packaging of a 787 Dreamliner commercial jet, 2007

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was launched on July 8, 2007 (07/08/07). It is Boeing's most fuel-efficient airliner and the first of its kind to use composite material as primary in the construction of the airframe.
ID Number:2017.48.1
Date:2007
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