14 results for: Eddie Bauer
Modified Eddie Bauer Shirt, 1990s
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. He enjoyed creating costumes and dressing up for LGBTQ parties in Seattle. In the Pacific Northwest, a patterned flannel shirt is a wardrobe staple and often associated with the rugged masculinity of lumberjacks. Weiland strategically modified this Eddie Bauer shirt to make…
ID Number:2007.9.18
Date:Circa 1985-1995
Fiberglass kayak designed and used by Wolf Bauer, 1962
Wolf Bauer logged 3,000 miles on this kayak during the time he lived on Vashon Island from 1985-2000, and this was the original kayak that started the Washington Kayak Club in 1962. The kayak's fabrication was innovative and unprecedented in its time and it was designed to be used in both river and sea kayaking. Born in 1912, Bauer came…
ID Number:2009.13.1
Date:1962
Eddie Bauer down jacket, ca. 1962
Seattle outdoorsman and entrepreneur Eddie Bauer (1899-1986) helped bring high-quality outdoor gear to a wider audience. His company was established in 1920, and in 1940 Bauer patented the first quilted down jacket. This coat, from Bauer’s “Blizzard Proof” line, belonged to John Stuart Miller. Miller was an engineer who worked both in Seattle and Fairbanks, Alaska. This coat was purchased…
ID Number:2015.71.1
Date:1962
Daiber-Jensen parka, down pants, and boots, ca. 1940s
Ome Daiber (1907-1989) was known as the “Father of Mountain Rescue.” His interest in mountain equipment led him to found Ome Daiber Inc. in 1936. Some of his most well-known inventions were the two-legged “Penguin” sleeping bag, the “Birdcage” crampon, and “SnoSeal” waterproofing compound. He also manufactured Eddie Bauer’s first down jackets, before Bauer had his own factory. When World…
ID Number:2021.54.1
Date:Circa 1940