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Campaign button, "Walt Crowley City Council," 1977

Walter Crowley (1947-2007) was a Seattle public figure and political celebrity. Deeply involved in the social and political movements of the 1960s, he later became known for his work as a local historian. He ran unsuccessfully for Seattle City Council in 1977.
ID Number:2019.40.8
Date:Circa 1970
Image of Prototype thermal immersion circulator for heating water and cooking at an accurate and stable temperature, ca. 2010

Prototype thermal immersion circulator for heating water and cooking at an accurate and stable temperature, ca. 2010

A thermal immersion circulator is an electrically powered device that circulates and heats a warm fluid kept at an accurate and stable temperature. It is used in various processes, but starting in the late twentieth century, these devices have also been used for sous-vide food cooking, a method that uses airtight plastic bags in a water bath at regulated temperatures…
ID Number:2019.62.1
Date:Circa 2010
Image of Sansaire Sous Vide cooking machine, 2016

Sansaire Sous Vide cooking machine, 2016

The Sansaire Sous Vide is an immersion circulator comprised of heating coils, thermometer, microcontroller and water-circulating motor that work to maintain a precise and accurate temperature to properly cook food in a water bath. Scott Heimendinger, who previously worked at IBM and Microsoft and was a Director of Applied Research at Modernist Cuisine, developed and created this commercially successful machine…
ID Number:2019.62.2
Date:2016
Image of Rotablator prototype A19, invented by Dr. David Auth and Michael Slota, 1988

Rotablator prototype A19, invented by Dr. David Auth and Michael Slota, 1988

Michael Slota (1958-2018) helped invent the Rotablator in the 1980s. Mike was originally a machinist from the east coast where he worked as a military contractor designing missiles. He came out to Seattle where he worked at Heart Technology in Bellevue and he met University of Washington professor and inventor Dr. David Auth. Mike worked under the UW professor to…
ID Number:2019.83.1
Date:1988
Image of Rotablator production model, invented by Dr. David Auth and Michael Slota, 2006

Rotablator production model, invented by Dr. David Auth and Michael Slota, 2006

Michael Slota (1958-2018) helped invent the Rotablator in the 1980s. Mike was originally a machinist from the east coast where he worked as a military contractor designing missiles. He came out to Seattle where he worked at Heart Technology in Bellevue and he met University of Washington professor and inventor Dr. David Auth. Mike worked under the UW professor to…
ID Number:2019.83.2
Date:2006
Image of Rotablator cross section display model, invented by Dr. David Auth and Michael Slota, 2006

Rotablator cross section display model, invented by Dr. David Auth and Michael Slota, 2006

Michael Slota (1958-2018) helped invent the Rotablator in the 1980s. Mike was originally a machinist from the east coast where he worked as a military contractor designing missiles. He came out to Seattle where he worked at Heart Technology in Bellevue and he met University of Washington professor and inventor Dr. David Auth. Mike worked under the UW professor to…
ID Number:2019.83.RefModel
Date:2006
Image of Bottle of Mapleine extract from Crescent Mfg. Co., ca. 1980

Bottle of Mapleine extract from Crescent Mfg. Co., ca. 1980

The Crescent Manufacturing Company was founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1883 as Larsen Extract Company. In 1905, a Crescent company chemist and salesman concocted an imitation maple flavoring dubbed Mapleine. 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,…
ID Number:2019.92.1
Date:Circa 1980
Image of Candy tin for Brown & Haley Almond Roca candies, ca. 1980

Candy tin for Brown & Haley Almond Roca candies, ca. 1980

Brown & Haley, founded in Tacoma and still in operation as of 2019, 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 and keep,…
ID Number:2019.Candy.01
Date:Circa 1980
Image of Heart-shaped box from Fran's Chocolates, 2018

Heart-shaped box from Fran's Chocolates, 2018

Fran Bigelow opened her original shop, Fran’s Patisserie & Chocolate Specialties, in Seattle in 1982. Today, there are four Seattle-area boutiques plus mail order and wholesale lines of truffles, caramels, bars, and chocolate-covered nuts and fruit. President Barak Obama is among Fran’s Chocolates fans and he would gift Gray and Smoked Salt Caramels to White House visitors.
ID Number:2019.Candy.02
Date:2018
Image of Cardboard carrier with 4 bottles of Starbucks

Cardboard carrier with 4 bottles of Starbucks "Mazagran Sparkling Coffee", ca. 1995

In 1994, Starbucks partnered with Pepsi to launch this bottled coffee soda and sell it in grocery stores. The name Mazagran comes from the French Foreign Legion posted in Algeria in the 19th century. The new carbonated coffee drink was not well-received and was pulled from the shelves by 1995. At which time Starbucks and Pepsi launched the bottled Frappacino…
ID Number:2019.Mazagran
Date:Circa 1995
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