412 results for: Retail and Department Stores
Gold scales originally owned by Albert and Markus Mayer of the Mayer Bros., Klondike prospectors and jewelry store proprietors, 1897
The firm of Mayer Bros. was established in Seattle in 1897 under the name Joseph Mayer and Brothers. The company was founded by Joseph, Albert, and Markus Mayer, who emigrated from Germany. They were manufacturing jewelers, silversmiths, and jewelry wholesalers. In 1897, Albert and Markus left the company to join the Klondike gold rush where they established a retail jewelry…
ID Number:2011.7.1
Date:Circa 1897
Sequined clutch purse, 1930s
This purse was purchased at I. Magnin in Seattle.
ID Number:2011.8.1
Date:Circa 1930
Seattle centennial shirt, 1952
This shirt, made by Buttnick, a Seattle casualwear company, is from a series of patterned shirts and scarves designed for Seattle’s centennial year, celebrated from November 1951 to November 1952. The print is an interesting collection of Seattle scenes considered iconic during this decade before the Space Needle was built. It includes sites like the Smith Tower, Kalakala ferry, and…
ID Number:2011.50.1
Date:1952
Coronation gown worn by Anne Slaugh, Miss Seafair 1997
The first Seattle Seafair Queen was crowned in 1950. The title was changed to Miss Seafair in 1972 as the role evolved to put more emphasis on academics and personal achievements. Anne Slaugh selected this gown at Nordstrom to compete for the crown in 1997, partially because the back draped dramatically behind her when she played piano during the talent…
ID Number:2011.105.1
Date:1997
Round box for Almond Frangos, ca. 1980s
Frederick & Nelson was famous for their Frango chocolate truffles, now sold by Macy's Department stores. These round boxes are reminiscent of the ones sold during the 1950s, but this particular box is probably a historical re-issue created in the 1980s.
ID Number:2011.112.7
Date:Circa 1980
Round box for Mokas Coffee Frangos, ca. 1980s
Frederick & Nelson was famous for their Frango chocolate truffles, now sold by Macy's Department stores. These round boxes are reminiscent of the ones sold during the 1950s, but this particular box is probably a historical re-issue created in the 1980s.
ID Number:2011.112.8
Date:Circa 1980
J.A. Baillargeon Department Store china set, ca. 1906-1911
This Limoges china tea set was sold specifically at J. A. Baillargeon & Co., an early Seattle business established in 1885 and closed in 1912.
ID Number:2012.10.1
Date:Circa 1906-1911
Outdoor Research Seattle Sombrero, ca. 1990s
The “Seattle Sombrero” was introduced by local company Outdoor Research in the mid-1980s, and it quickly became one of their top sellers and cornerstone products. Inspired by Seattle’s famously rainy weather, the Seattle Sombrero is a waterproof rain hat made of Gore-Tex fabric with foam stiffening in the brim to keep it “floating” instead of collapsing in a downpour. Velcro…
ID Number:2012.15.1
Date:Circa 1990
Pair of cream satin wedding shoes with beaded toe, from Turrell's Seattle, ca. 1910s
This pair of satin wedding shoes were sold at Turrell's, an early Seattle retailer, in the 1910s.
ID Number:2013.2.19
Date:Circa 1910
Pair of black satin and grosgrain pumps with lace ties, "Styled at Rysonele", Baxter's Seattle, ca. 1915-1925
This pair of women's black satin pumps features lace ties. They were sold at Baxter's Shoes of Seattle around 1915-1920.
ID Number:2013.2.21
Date:Circa 1915-1925