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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
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