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Container of Powdered Orris Root from Bartell Drug Store, ca. 1900
Bartell Drugs, established in 1890, was one of the oldest and long-standing family-owned stores in Seattle until it was sold to Rite Aid in 2020. George H. Bartell Sr. (1868–1956) purchased the Lake Washington Pharmacy at 2711 South Jackson Street in Seattle's Central District in 1890, and that was the beginning of a long-lived and beloved Seattle business.
ID Number:1985.29.28
Date:Circa 1900
Can of "Gold Shield Coffee," ca 1910-1950
The Schwabacher Bros. Company Seattle branch opened in 1869 as one of Seattle's first wholesalers, and they sold Gold Shield Coffee and nuts until 1957.
ID Number:1987.2
Date:Circa 1910-1950
Rainier National Bank sign, ca. 1980
Rainier Bank has roots going all the way back to the National Bank of Commerce which was founded by Seattle lumberman-banker Richard Holyoke in 1889. When Rainier Bank was acquired in 1987 by Security Pacific Corporation, it was the second largest bank in Washington State. This sign was donated to MOHAI when the name changed to Security Pacific Bank Washington…
ID Number:1989.4.2
Date:Circa 1980
Can of "Bartell French Cleaner," early 20th century
Bartell Drugs, established in 1890, was one of the oldest and long-standing family-owned stores in Seattle until it was sold to Rite Aid in 2020. George H. Bartell Sr. (1868–1956) purchased the Lake Washington Pharmacy at 2711 South Jackson Street in Seattle's Central District in 1890, and that was the beginning of a long-lived and beloved Seattle business.
ID Number:1989.7
Date:Circa 1900-1920
Rainier Beer bottle, ca. 1900
Rainier Brewing Company was established in 1878 in Seattle and their signature beer has been a popular brand in the Pacific Northwest ever since.
ID Number:1989.23.2
Date:Circa 1900
Bottle of "War Baby Syrup," from Reliance Pure Foods, ca. 1940
Reliance was a Seattle-based company that offered many different items including coffee, spices, and other home products. This "War Baby Syrup" which consisted of refiners syrup, water, and maple syrup, was sold in the early 1940s during World War II.
ID Number:1991.3
Date:Circa 1940
Lang electric pizza oven, 1939
Used in a commercial operation, this pizza oven was built by Lang Manufacturing Company which was founded in Redmond, Washington, and later based in Everett.
ID Number:1991.15
Date:1939
Can for Brown & Haley Almond Roca candy, 1991
Brown & Haley, founded in Tacoma in the early 1900s and still in operation today, began as a candy company before WWI but hit it big with the invention of Almond Roca in 1923. In 1927, they began packaging it in a pink tin, which extended the shelf life. Besides the taste, it was the candy's ability to travel well…
ID Number:1991.22.3
Date:1991
Can for Carnation brand evaporated milk, 1991
In 1889, Amos Eldridge Stuart founded the Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Company in Kent, Washington. He changed the name to Carnation Evaporated Milk Company in 1901 and established a cow breeding farm in Tolt, Washington. By 1926, the company had six Seattle-area dairies and six local evaporated milk plants, plus 24 evaporated milk plants elsewhere in the country. The town…
ID Number:1991.22.4
Date:1991
Raincoat, "Fairweather" made by Totem Sports Wear, 1962
This coat is made from a light, waterproofed cotton, so the “Fairweather” name could refer to those balmy rainy days that have only a light sprinkle—“fair” weather by Seattle standards. It likely also refers to the World’s Fair Seattle hosted from April to October of 1962.Seattle’s Totem Sportswear made this raincoat in their factory in South Lake Union. In 1962,…
ID Number:1992.2
Date:1962