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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
Seattleopoly Board Game, ca. 1989
This board game, based on the famous Monopoly game, features actual Seattle businesses, industries, and organizations such as Safeco, Cutters, Warwick Hotel, Victoria Clipper, and KOMO 4 TV. Each property has an address and phone number for the business named.
ID Number:2000.57.1
Date:Circa 1989
Homegrocer.com fleece pullover, 1997-2000
Homegrocer was an early online grocery delivery business, founded in Bellevue in 1997. This green fleece jacket was part of the uniform for delivery drivers. The company developed its own technology, including an award-winning website, a wireless picking system, and high-tech phones for drivers. Homegrocer went public in March of 2000, just as the dot-com bubble was becoming the dot-com…
ID Number:2001.41.5
Date:1997-2000
Homegrocer.com mouse pad, ca. 1997
Homegrocer was an early online grocery delivery business, founded in Bellevue in 1997. The company developed its own technology, including an award-winning website, a wireless picking system, and high-tech phones for drivers. Homegrocer went public in March of 2000, just as the dot-com bubble was becoming the dot-com bust. While initially successful and profitable, the company found itself struggling to…
ID Number:2001.41.7
Date:Circa 1997
Homegrocer.com shopping bag, ca. 1999
Homegrocer was an early online grocery delivery business, founded in Bellevue in 1997. The company developed its own technology, including an award-winning website, a wireless picking system, and high-tech phones for drivers. Homegrocer went public in March of 2000, just as the dot-com bubble was becoming the dot-com bust. While initially successful and profitable, the company found itself struggling to…
ID Number:2001.41.10
Date:Circa 1999
Homegrocer.com shopping bag, ca. 1999
Homegrocer was an early online grocery delivery business, founded in Bellevue in 1997. The company developed its own technology, including an award-winning website, a wireless picking system, and high-tech phones for drivers. Homegrocer went public in March of 2000, just as the dot-com bubble was becoming the dot-com bust. While initially successful and profitable, the company found itself struggling to…
ID Number:2001.41.11
Date:Circa 1999
Boeing 377 Load Computer, 1952
Boeing engineer, Cliff Heckard, invented this mechanical computer device in the early 1950s to calculate the center of gravity and load of aircraft in order to assist in rapid loading. The device did reach full production due to the introduction of electronic computers around that time.
ID Number:2001.54.1
Date:1952