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Bottle of green "Sprinx" sprinkles from Crescent Manufacturing Company, 1950s
Originally located at 122 S. Jackson in Seattle, the Crescent Manufacturing Company was established in 1883 and specialized in vanilla extract. The company expanded rapidly during the Klondike Gold Rush by selling proprietary spice packets to miners. Crescent Manufacturing grew with their novel creation of an imitation maple flavoring, Mapleine. The company went on to produce and sell a variety…
ID Number:2024.53.2
Date:Circa 1950
Roto-Vuer 3-D Stereo Viewer with carrying case, 1950s
This 1950s electric stereoviewer was designed and manufactured by Ster-e-o, Inc. once located at 1017 East Pike Street in Seattle. It is handheld and holds up to 60 slides. According to the instruction manual, "The Roto-Vuer is a precision-built and precision assembled mechanical and optical instrument. It has been designed for long, hard usage and its materials were selected accordingly--yet…
ID Number:2024.57.1
Date:Circa 1950
Bar of US Mechanics Soap, made by Columbia Star Mfg Co., Seattle, ca. 1905
In 1897, a significant mineral deposit of silica, clay, lime, and alkali was discovered in Eastern Oregon. The Columbia Star Manufacturing Company was formed to manufacture this mineral mixture into soap. Initially, their factory was in Portland, Oregon, but when the needed to expand, real estate agents in Seattle lured them to a location on the shores of Lake Union.…
ID Number:2024.63.1
Date:Circa 1905