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Image of Amazon.com shipping box, ca. 2001

Amazon.com shipping box, ca. 2001

While this particular box does not have iconic significance, it does represent the backbone of business for Amazon.com, the online ordering company started by Jeff Bezos in 1994 in Seattle. Many consumers recieve these same boxes everyday on their doorstep.
ID Number:2001.95.2.2
Date:Circa 2001
Image of Nippon Electric Company (NEC) PC-8201A digital computer, ca. 1983

Nippon Electric Company (NEC) PC-8201A digital computer, ca. 1983

The NEC brand PC-8201A portable computer was very popular in its day and included a text-editor, telecom software, and a BASIC language programmer. The original operating system (OS) software was written by a small Bellevue company called Microsoft.
ID Number:2002.4.1
Date:Circa 1983
Image of Fire hydrant wrench, ca. 1980

Fire hydrant wrench, ca. 1980

This plastic folding wrench was used by Captain Raul Angulo of the Seattle Fire Department to open hydrants on the street. It was made by local company, Alden Equipment Co. in Seattle.
ID Number:2002.24.1
Date:Circa 1980
Image of Cup and Saucer from Vivace Expresso, ca. 1998

Cup and Saucer from Vivace Expresso, ca. 1998

Espresso Vivace was founded in Seattle 1988. Co-owners David C. Schomer and Geneva Sullivan first operated a coffee cart at 5th and Union downtown, with a second cart operating near Broadway Market on Capitol Hill. In 1992 they began roasting their own coffee in the Northern Italian style and around the same time opened their roastery and café, also on…
ID Number:2002.36.5
Date:Circa 1998
Image of Box for Leukine Sargromostim, 2000

Box for Leukine Sargromostim, 2000

Scientists Steven Gillis and Christopher Henney, along with businessman Stephen Duzan, founded Immunex in July 1981. They envisioned the company's mission as developing, producing, and licensing diagnostic and therapeutic immunological products. Its successful drugs included LEUKINE (sargramostim) for patients undergoing bone marrow transplants, NOVANTRONE for multiple sclerosis, and ENBREL (etanercept), an anti-inflammatory used to treat arthritis. By 2001, Immunex was…
ID Number:2003.15.7
Date:2000
Image of Box for Novantrone Mitoxantrone for Injection Concentrate, 2000

Box for Novantrone Mitoxantrone for Injection Concentrate, 2000

Scientists Steven Gillis and Christopher Henney, along with businessman Stephen Duzan, founded Immunex in July 1981. They envisioned the company's mission as developing, producing, and licensing diagnostic and therapeutic immunological products. Its successful drugs included LEUKINE (sargramostim) for patients undergoing bone marrow transplants, NOVANTRONE for multiple sclerosis, and ENBREL (etanercept), an anti-inflammatory used to treat arthritis. By 2001, Immunex was…
ID Number:2003.15.10
Date:2000
Image of Specimen containers used in the labs at Immunex, 1999

Specimen containers used in the labs at Immunex, 1999

Scientists Steven Gillis and Christopher Henney, along with businessman Stephen Duzan, founded Immunex in July 1981. They envisioned the company's mission as developing, producing, and licensing diagnostic and therapeutic immunological products. Its successful drugs included LEUKINE (sargramostim) for patients undergoing bone marrow transplants, NOVANTRONE for multiple sclerosis, and ENBREL (etanercept), an anti-inflammatory used to treat arthritis. By 2001, Immunex was…
ID Number:2003.15.20
Date:1999
Image of Tray of beakers used in the labs at Immunex, ca. 1999

Tray of beakers used in the labs at Immunex, ca. 1999

Scientists Steven Gillis and Christopher Henney, along with businessman Stephen Duzan, founded Immunex in July 1981. They envisioned the company's mission as developing, producing, and licensing diagnostic and therapeutic immunological products. Its successful drugs included LEUKINE (sargramostim) for patients undergoing bone marrow transplants, NOVANTRONE for multiple sclerosis, and ENBREL (etanercept), an anti-inflammatory used to treat arthritis. By 2001, Immunex was…
ID Number:2003.15.23
Date:1999
Image of Gore-Tex hooded rain jacket from Mountain Safety Research (MSR), ca. 1976

Gore-Tex hooded rain jacket from Mountain Safety Research (MSR), ca. 1976

Seattle-based company MSR was one of the first to use Gore-Tex for recreational wear. The revolutionary material is water-repellent, moisture wicking, and breathable, but it was pricey. Originally worn strictly for outdoor adventures, expensive high-tech gear like this jacket has found its way into daily city wear, becoming a Seattle status symbol. An MSR employee test-wore this before Gore-Tex jackets…
ID Number:2003.32.1
Date:Circa 1976
Image of Danken’s ice cream carton, J.P.'s Patches of Pralines, ca. 1992

Danken’s ice cream carton, J.P.'s Patches of Pralines, ca. 1992

Danken’s ice cream was started by Dan Samson in 1983. The original location was at 50th and University Way but moved in 1984 to 4507 University Way. Through a partnership with Breyers Ice Cream, Danken’s was able to sell pints of ice cream in stores throughout the Pacific Northwest and make custom flavors for regional businesses. Of the over 150…
ID Number:2003.35.1
Date:Circa 1992
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