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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
Oil painting of the Duthie Shipyards by Amos Grant, 1919
J. F. Duthie & Company was a small shipyard in Seattle, Washington, established in 1911, that built cargo ships during during World War I . Most of the vessels built were "West boats," or steel-hulled cargo ships, used by the United States Shipping Board (USSB) on the west coast of the US. Not much is known about the artist Amos…
ID Number:1992.10
Date:1919
Studio portrait camera, ca. 1900-1920
This studio portrait camera captures its images on glass plates rather than film. Cameras like this were in use during the time of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) in Seattle. The AYPE was a major national event for the young but fast growing city, and celebrated the emerging development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds became the campus of the University…
ID Number:1993.1.44
Date:Circa 1900-1920
Boeing analog computer, 1953
This seven and half foot tall computer, built by the Boeing Company in 1953, has less processing capability than a simple calculator. A technological wonder of its time, the analog computer helped engineers calculate complicated problems at a much faster rate. A 1952 advertisement in Scientific American Magazine states: "Boeing engineers enjoy many advantages - among them the finest research…
ID Number:1993.16.1
Date:1953
Full scale model of outboard motor without prop, ca. 1957
This prototype of the Boeing Model 540-4 gas-turbine outboard propulsion unit was innovative for its time due to its light weight relative to the capacity for horsepower. With few moving parts, this motor was fairly easy to build, dependable and utilized a variety of fuels. The drawbacks to this design included a higher building cost and fuel inefficiency. This particular…
ID Number:1993.16.2
Date:Circa 1957
Tin "Marlboro Man" sign featuring Mark Dempsey, ca. 1980s
Seattle actor and performer Mark Dempsey was the model for this Marlboro cigarette advertising campaign in the 1980s. The “Marlboro Man” campaigns associated the cigarettes with “tough guy” figures like cowboys. Dempsey (1936-1994) was born in Los Angeles and came to Seattle in 1951 with his mother, performer Bessie Hall Dempsey. He attended Queen Anne High School and the University…
ID Number:1993.41.49
Date:Circa 1985