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Beer bottle, "Truly Mild Rainier Beer," ca. 1950
This 11 ounce bottle of "Truly Mild Rainier Beer" dates to the mid twentieth century and was distributed by Sick's Seattle Brewing & Malting Co., a precursor to Rainier Brewing Company and an iconic Seattle brand originally founded in 1884. Brewery production at the original site began in 1878 and continued until 1999 when it was purchased by Stroh Brewing…
ID Number:1999.64.35
Date:Circa 1944-1956
Beer bottle, "Rainier Beer Light," ca. 1960
This 12 ounce bottle of "Rainier Beer Light" dates to the mid twentieth century and was distributed by Sick's Rainier Brewing Co., a precursor to Rainier Brewing Company and an iconic Seattle brand originally founded in 1884. Brewery production at the original site began in 1878 and continued until 1999 when it was purchased by Stroh Brewing Company, now Pabst.
ID Number:1999.64.36
Date:Circa 1956-1970
Beer bottle, "Rainier Beer Light-Light," ca. 1960
This 11 ounce bottle of "Rainier Beer Light-Light" dates to the mid twentieth century and was distributed by Sick's Rainier Brewing Co., a precursor to Rainier Brewing Company and an iconic Seattle brand originally founded in 1884. Brewery production at the original site began in 1878 and continued until 1999 when it was purchased by Stroh Brewing Company, now Pabst.
ID Number:1999.64.37
Date:Circa 1956-1970
Beer bottle "Rainier Old Stock Ale Beer," ca. 1934
In 1915, the Seattle Brewing & Malting Company built a new plant in San Francisco, California, in hopes of skirting the Washington State prohibition due to take effect in 1916. The plant operated as the Rainier Brewing Company but had to switch to distributing soft drinks and near beer when the nation-wide Prohibition was voted in. In 1933, when Prohibition…
ID Number:1999.64.40
Date:Circa 1934
Mock road crossing sign advertising Rainier Beer, ca. 1996
A play on the word "reindeer", this mock sign jokingly warns unsuspecting travelers of possible wild "Rainbeers" in the vicinity. In the 1970s, a local ad agency created and aired a series of commercials featuring human-sized beer bottles running through the woods and city streets. It culminated in the "Running of the Rainiers," a live event held in downtown Seattle's…
ID Number:1999.64.49
Date:1996
Neon "R" sign from the Rainier Brewing Company, ca. 1950
This “R” was one of 6 different designs used as logos for the Seattle brewing company. At twelve feet high, it was installed atop the Rainier Brewery in late 1952 just before the company's 75th anniversary in 1953. Initially, the “R” rotated slowly, until it became too much of a distraction to drivers on Interstate 5, and the rotation stopped.…
ID Number:1999.64.53
Date:Circa 1950
Cigar tin from Schwabacher Bros. and Company, ca. 1910
The Schwabacher Brothers, Louis (1837-1900), Abraham (1838-1909), and Sigmund (Sig) (1841-1917), were pioneering Bavarian-born Jewish merchants, important in the economic development of the Pacific Northwest. They owned several businesses bearing their family name, and opened a branch store in Seattle in 1869. Within a short time, the firm became Puget Sound's major wholesaler of canned goods, dry goods, and other…
ID Number:2000.29.1
Date:Circa 1910
Gray wool coat with wide skirt, ca. 1950s
Professional Seattle seamstress Clara B. White created and wore this dramatic coat. From it, we can tell White was not shy about adding eye-catching details. She may have worn it at First African Methodist Episcopal Church, where she taught Sunday school for 60 years. Notice the lines of ribbon and velvet diamonds, which reflect light in contrast to the coat’s…
ID Number:2000.30.1
Date:Circa 1950-1990
Oberto Sausage Company hydroplane model, 1975
The Oberto Sausage Company was founded in Seattle by Constantino Oberto in 1918. He began by making and selling various types of hand-made Italian sausages, and his business grew into a nationally-recognized company, most known for their beef jerky. Oberto was a longtime supporter of hydroplane racing, sponsoring several different racers through the years.
ID Number:2000.32.1
Date:1975
Neon Sign for Six Eleven Tavern, 1962
For many years in the mid-20th century, the only public place gay people could gather and feel relatively safe from discrimination and harrassment, were gay bars. Bars became a safe second home for them and others like them. This sign hung outside of the Six Eleven Tavern located at 611 2nd Ave in Pioneer Square, the center of gay life…
ID Number:2000.41.1
Date:1962