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Image of Beer tray from Independent Brewing Company, Seattle, ca. 1903-1915

Beer tray from Independent Brewing Company, Seattle, ca. 1903-1915

The Independent Brewing Company was in operation from 1903 through 1915 at 8th Avenue S. in Seattle.
ID Number:1964.3260.7
Date:Circa 1903-1915
Image of Rainier beer tray, ca. 1900-1920

Rainier beer tray, ca. 1900-1920

Rainier Brewing Company was an iconic Seattle brand founded in 1884. Brewery production at the original site began in 1878 and continued until 1999.
ID Number:1964.3441.1
Date:Circa 1900-1920
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Glass seltzer bottle for "Fox Sparkling Water," Seattle, WA, ca. 1900-1920

J.G. Fox & Company was a soda and beer company in Seattle from the early 1900s, prior to the Prohibition era.
ID Number:1965.3652.190
Date:Circa 1900-1920
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Glass bottle, "Pure Cider Vinegar" from C.M. Bogle Packing Co., 1923

Chelsey M. Bogle, originally from Mississippi, came west for the Gold Rush and settled in Seattle in the early 1900s where he established the C.M. Bogle Packing Co. He was also president of the Seattle Can Company in 1917.
ID Number:1966.3879.5
Date:1923
Image of Package of Old Homestead Brand fruit jar rings, ca. 1919-1945

Package of Old Homestead Brand fruit jar rings, ca. 1919-1945

These fruit jar rings were made by the Matchett-Macklem Company, an early Seattle grocery distributor, ca. 1919-1945.
ID Number:1966.3910.10
Date:Circa 1919-1945
Image of Wooden egg carton from Bothell dairy, ca. 1937

Wooden egg carton from Bothell dairy, ca. 1937

This wooden “Star Egg Carrier” was patented in 1908 and made in New York. It belonged to a Seattle man who purchased a dairy in Bothell in 1937 and would use this when making egg deliveries.
ID Number:1967.4139.6
Date:Circa 1937
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Glass pop bottle, "Star Bottling Co., Seattle,",ca. 1900-1919

The Star Bottling Co. in Seattle was owned by Joe Spitznagel and Jacob J. Miller. It operated from 1900 to 1906 at 1524 Sixth Avenue, then moved to 609 Westlake Avenue North where it remained in business until 1919.
ID Number:1968.4475.1
Date:1900-1919
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Pop bottle, "Seattle Soda Works," run by George T. Maginnis, ca. 1880-1904

Seattle Soda Works was owned by George T. Maginnis and, a listing in the 1888-1889 Seattle City Directory, shows the business was operating at the foot of Yesler Way. Maginnis also operated the Geo. T. Maginnis Bottling Works factory at 1028 1st Avenue and was the Seattle agent for the Tumwater-based Olympia Brewing Company.
ID Number:1971.5088.2
Date:Circa 1885
Image of Claussen Brewing Association beer tray, ca. 1901-1915

Claussen Brewing Association beer tray, ca. 1901-1915

Tannhauser Brewery, founded by Hans Claussen, was located at 3455 21st Ave W. in Seattle. Claussen was a German immigrant who started several early Seattle brewing businesses. In 1901, after selling his other interests, Hans formed the Claussen Brewing Association.
ID Number:1971.5258.1b
Date:1901-1915
Image of Tannhauser beer tray, Seattle, ca. 1910

Tannhauser beer tray, Seattle, ca. 1910

Tannhauser Brewery, founded by Hans Claussen, was located at 3455 21st Avenue W in Seattle. Claussen was a German immigrant who started several early Seattle brewing businesses. In 1901, after selling his other interests, Hans formed the Claussen Brewing Association.
ID Number:1971.5258.1c
Date:Circa 1910
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