412 results for: Retail and Department Stores
Small box of guest soaps from Frederick & Nelson, Seattle, 1950s
These soaps, purchased locally at Frederick & Nelson, represent a time when fancy guest soaps were a trend.
ID Number:2014.108.1
Date:Circa 1950
Small black box with John Doyle Bishop image and signature, ca. 1950s-1960s
John Doyle Bishop (1913-1980) operated a high-end women’s clothing store in Seattle from 1950 until his death in 1980. He sourced designer garments from the United States and Europe and provided personalized fashion advice for his devoted clients.This box was donated by the daughter of Masae Yamashita, who worked for Bishop for about twenty years in the 1950s and 1960s.…
ID Number:2014.112.1
Date:Circa 1950-1960
Prototype Fold-A-Way table designed and sold by Doces Furniture, ca. 1980s
Sam and G. John Doces were brothers who opened furniture shops in the Seattle area. This model is for a patent that G. John Doces developed and is now prominent in the outdoor furniture market.
ID Number:2015.14.1
Date:Circa 1980
Panel of "Evergreen State" printed cotton fabric designed by Chandler O'Leary and sold at Pacific Fabrics & Crafts, 2015
This printed cotton fabric features a design by local artist Chandler O'Leary and includes illustrations of iconic Pacific Northwest objects like the Space Needle, Sasquatch, trees, Mount Rainier, an orca, a ferry, an umbrella, Rainier cherries, and more. The fabric was made and sold by local fabric store Pacific Fabrics & Crafts.
ID Number:2015.39.2
Date:2015
Marginal Way Benefit Skateboard Deck, ca. 2006
The makers of this skateboard, Black Market Skate Shop in downtown Seattle, help promote and support the skateboard community and are directly involved with fundraising for the Marginal Way Skate Park.
ID Number:2015.42.1
Date:Circa 2006
Foil coffee bag from Seattle's Best Coffee featuring a Pacific Bag, Inc. (PBI) One-Way Degassing Valve invented by Ed Urquhart in 1983
This PBI one-way degassing valve bag, invented by Seattle entrepreneur Ed Urquhart, allows for immediate vacuum packing of roasted coffee beans. The valve allows carbon dioxide emitted by freshly roasted coffee beans to escape the bag, then seals shut so oxygen cannot enter. Previously the only safe way to ship coffee was by packing stale coffee in cans.
ID Number:2015.77.2
Date:Circa 2000
Ceramic "piggy" bank representing a steer, from the Milwaukee Sausage Co., ca. 1950s
Despite the confusing name, the Milwaukee Sausage Company was started in Seattle by three immigrants (Max Rind from Bohemia, Joseph and Robert Seifert from Hungary) in 1912. They were first located at 20th Avenue and E. Columbia Street before they moved to a newly built building at 2900 4th Avenue in 1937. This toy bank was a promotional item that…
ID Number:2015.79.2
Date:Circa 1950
Pink and red circle skirt, ca. 1950s
This cotton circle skirt has an exuberant red and pink printed pattern. It was made by Foster-Hochberg Manufacturing, one of the leading clothing companies in Seattle in the 1950s and 60s. Foster-Hochberg specialized in casual sportswear for women and teen girls.
ID Number:2016.4.2
Date:Circa 1950
Patterned shift dress from Sailmates, 1960s
This dress has a label for “Sailmates Seattle,” one of the clothing lines designed and made by Foster-Hochberg Manufacturing. In the 1950s and 1960s Foster-Hochberg was one of Seattle’s leading clothing manufacturers, specializing in casual sportswear for women and teen girls.
ID Number:2016.4.3
Date:Circa 1960
Multicolored ribbon skirt with "Jinni Seattle" label, ca. 1960s
This colorful striped skirt was made in Seattle by local designer Virginia De Haven. In the early 1960s her “Jinni” brand was sold in stores across the West Coast and even had a few orders from Saks Fifth Avenue in New York.
ID Number:2016.4.6
Date:Circa 1960