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Mold for shaping confections used at Sagamiya Confectionary Co., ca. 1910
These molds were from the Sagamiya Confectionery, formerly located at 6th and Main in the area previously known as Nihonmachi, or Japantown, now in Seattle's Chinatown International District. Sagamiya used traditional Japanese methods in the making of mochi and other wagashi (Japanese sweets). The bakery was founded in 1904 and closed in the early 1970s.
ID Number:1984.54.101
Date:Circa 1910
Cloth bag for rice and rice flour, used by the Sagamiya Confectionary Co., ca. 1905-1950
This rice bag was from the Sagamiya Confectionery, formerly located at 6th and Main in the area previously known as Nihonmachi, or Japantown, now in Seattle's Chinatown International District. Sagamiya used traditional Japanese methods in the making of mochi and other wagashi (Japanese sweets). The bakery was founded in 1904 and closed in the early 1970s.
ID Number:1984.54.106.17
Date:1905-1950
Basket used at the Sagamiya Confectionary Co., ca. 1910
This basket was from the Sagamiya Confectionery, formerly located at 6th and Main in the area previously known as Nihonmachi, or Japantown, now in Seattle's Chinatown International District. Sagamiya used traditional Japanese methods in the making of mochi and other wagashi (Japanese sweets). The bakery was founded in 1904 and closed in the early 1970s.
ID Number:1984.54.108.1
Date:Circa 1910
Iron used for shaping senbei, used at the Sagamiya Confectionary Co., ca. 1910
This senbei iron with leaf designs was from the Sagamiya Confectionery, formerly located at 6th and Main in the area previously known as Nihonmachi, or Japantown, now in Seattle's Chinatown International District. Sagamiya used traditional Japanese methods in the making of mochi and other wagashi (Japanese sweets). The bakery was founded in 1904 and closed in the early 1970s.
ID Number:1984.54.110.13
Date:Circa 1910
Iron used for shaping senbei, used at the Sagamiya Confectionary Co., ca. 1910
This senbei iron was from the Sagamiya Confectionery, formerly located at 6th and Main in the area previously known as Nihonmachi, or Japantown, now in Seattle's Chinatown International District. Sagamiya used traditional Japanese methods in the making of mochi and other wagashi (Japanese sweets). The bakery was founded in 1904 and closed in the early 1970s.
ID Number:1984.54.110.18
Date:Circa 1910
Iron used for shaping senbei, used at the Sagamiya Confectionary Co., ca. 1910
This senbei iron was from the Sagamiya Confectionery, formerly located at 6th and Main in the area previously known as Nihonmachi, or Japantown, now in Seattle's Chinatown International District. Sagamiya used traditional Japanese methods in the making of mochi and other wagashi (Japanese sweets). The bakery was founded in 1904 and closed in the early 1970s.
ID Number:1984.54.110.49
Date:Circa 1910
Brass sprinkling can from Chinese laundry in San Francisco, ca. 1910
In a Chinese laundry, workers would sprinkle cotton or linen with water from a brass sprinkling can like this one before ironing.
ID Number:1984.115.1
Date:Circa 1910
Box for bay leaves from Crescent Whole 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:1985.29.17
Date:Circa 1910
Box for whole sesame seeds from Crescent Manufacturing Company, ca. 1940
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:1985.29.18
Date:Circa 1940
Tin of thyme spice from Crescent Manufacturing Company, ca. 1940s
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:1985.29.27
Date:Circa 1940