37 results for: Agriculture and Farms
J. I. Case Threshing Machine model, ca. 1920
This scale model is an exact type made by J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company in Racine, Wisconsin. It was constructed by Eugene F. Dawson, whose father ran a creamery and also manned a threshing machine. Eugene worked for John Deere and Company in Waterloo, Iowa, before WWI, and continued his job as a troubleshooter for the tractor company after…
ID Number:1965.3533.3
Date:Circa 1920
Fire hose nozzle, early 1900s
This fire hose nozzle belonged to O. Fred Felton who moved to Washington in the early 1900s. He had an apple orchard in Cook, then moved to Seattle around 1923 where he worked for the Genesee Fuel Company. Mr. Felton may have used this nozzle during his time on the orchard.
ID Number:1966.4026.3
Date:Circa 1900-1920
Fire ax, ca. 1910-1920
This fire ax belonged to O. Fred Felton who moved to Washington in the early 1900s. He had an apple orchard in Cook, then moved to Seattle around 1923 where he worked for the Genesee Fuel Company. Mr. Felton may have used this ax during his time on the orchard.
ID Number:1966.4026.4
Date:Circa 1910-1920
Hayfork made by Henry Van Asselt, ca. 1851
Settlers to the Puget Sound region made whatever household goods they couldn’t bring with them. Henry Van Asselt, one of the earliest homesteaders, was a talented carpenter. He made this hayfork, polished with use.
ID Number:1967.4096.2
Date:Circa 1851
Milk bottle carrier, ca. 1937
This bottle carrier was used by a Bothell dairy for their delivery service. The dairy owner came to Seattle in 1913 and purchased 50 cows in 1937 to establish the dairy farm.
ID Number:1967.4139.7
Date:Circa 1937
Milk and cream bottles from Bothell Dairy, ca. 1937
This set of bottles was used by a Bothell dairy for their delivery service. The dairy owner came to Seattle in 1913 and purchased 50 cows in 1937 to establish the dairy farm.
ID Number:1967.4139.10
Date:Circa 1937
Patchwork half apron handmade by Frances Nicklas, ca. 1890-1910
This apron was handmade by the donor's mother, Frances Nicklas, who lived with her husband Joseph on a farm at Windermere in the northeast section of Seattle at the turn of the 20th century.
ID Number:1969.4762.1a
Date:Circa 1890-1910
Sign for South Park Poultry Company, ca.1900-1920
The South Park Poultry Co. was one of the earliest tenants in Seattle's Pike Place Market. The Market opened in 1907, and South Park Poultry first occupied the Triangle Market building in 1908, where this sign hung for many years. The Pike Place Market is one of the oldest continuously operated farmers' markets in the US. Local farmers, craftspeople and…
ID Number:2004.37.3
Date:Circa 1900-1920
Woodcut, "Barns," by Richard Bennett, ca. 1930s
Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, illustrator, and painter. He was born in Ireland but grew up just outside Seattle in Washington State, and he also spent time in New York City and Ireland. A leading children's book author and illustrator, he received national recognition for his woodblock prints and engravings. He was close friends with several leading…
ID Number:2006.38.202
Date:Circa 1930
Hand-painted sign From John Ferrucci's Pike Place Market stall, ca. 1920-1940
John (Giovanni) Ferrucci immigrated from Italy and was a vendor at the Pike Place Market during the 1920s-1940s. He used this sign to market his and his wife's (AngelaMaria) produce stall. The Ferruccis had a vegetable and fruit stall at the Market and the goods came from their truck farm in the South Park neighborhood.
ID Number:2007.35.1
Date:Circa 1920-1940