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Candy box, Imperial Candy Company, ca. 1906-1930
Imperial Candy Company, in business from 1906 to 1974, was an early Seattle producer of a variety of candies and chocolates.
ID Number:2009.1.96
Date:Circa 1906-1930
Sweden ice cream machine, ca. 1962
Harvey Swenson founded Sweden Freezer Manufacturing in 1932 in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, after having modified a floor polishing motor to run a soft-serve ice cream machine. During World War II, he turned his freezer plant to building cold-testers for rivets and guidance systems for Liberty Ships. In 1962, having attracted the attention of University of Washington's Dr. Belding…
ID Number:2009.33.2
Date:Circa 1962
Sign advertisement for Sweden 217 Shakemaker, ca. 1950s
Harvey Swenson founded Sweden Freezer Manufacturing in 1932 in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, after having modified a floor polishing motor to run a soft-serve ice cream machine. This advertisement is marketing his Shakemaker to ice cream shops and other food service establishments.
ID Number:2009.33.3
Date:Circa 1950
Rainier Beer bottle opener, ca. 1916-1920
This opener dates from 1916-1920, the time during which Rainier Beer was brewing in San Francisco. In Washington state, Prohibition was voted into law in September of 1915 and all breweries had to shut down and have the distilleries dismantled by January 1, 1916. At the beginning of 1916, the Hemrich family, who owned and operated the Seattle Bewing and…
ID Number:2009.42.1
Date:Circa 1916-1920
Beer bottle for Rheinlander beer, 1934-1935
In 1934, Emil Sick started Century Brewing Association located at 3100 Airport Way. Rheinlander was the flagship beer. The following year, Sick bought the rights to the name of the long-standing brewery, Seattle Brewing & Malting Company, and changed his company's name accordingly. This specific bottle, with the Century Brewing Association name, was only in use from 1934-1935.
ID Number:2009.42.3
Date:1934-1935
Beer bottle for Rainier Beer, ca. 1935-1944
Rainier Beer was first brewed in Seattle in 1878. Over the decades the company had a string of owners, including Emil Sick (1894-1964), from 1933-1977, who also owned the Seattle Rainiers minor league baseball team. The company's Rainier Beer and the brewery itself, with it’s trademark red neon "R" that sat atop the building, were popular icons in the Pacific…
ID Number:2009.42.4
Date:Circa 1935-1944
Original sidewalk sign from first Starbucks shop once located at 2000 Western Avenue in Seattle, 1971
This hand-painted sidewalk sign advertised the first Starbucks coffee shop which opened in Seattle, Washington, on March 31, 1971, by three partners: Gordon Bowker, Jerry Baldwin, and Zev Siegl. The first shop was located at 2000 Western Ave, before it was later moved to what is today considered to be the flagship store in Pike Place Market. This sign was…
ID Number:2009.47.1
Date:1971
Mortician's cosmetic kit from Butterworth Mortuary, ca. 1920s-1930s
Edgar Ray (E.R.) Butterworth (1847-1921), after having started a funeral directory business in Centralia, was hired to run Cross and Co. Undertakers in Seattle in 1889. In 1892, he purchased the business and renamed it E.R. Butterworth & Sons. In 1903, the Butterworth Building was opened at 1921 First Avenue in Seattle and was praised as one of the most…
ID Number:2009.57.1
Date:Circa 1920-1930
Embalming table from Butterworth Mortuary, 1886
Edgar Ray (E.R.) Butterworth (1847-1921), after having started a funeral directory business in Centralia, was hired to run Cross and Co. Undertakers in Seattle in 1889. In 1892, he purchased the business and renamed it E.R. Butterworth & Sons. In 1903, the Butterworth Building was opened at 1921 First Avenue in Seattle and was praised as one of the most…
ID Number:2009.57.2
Date:1886
Washington Mutual "School Savings" promotional calculator, ca. 2005
WaMu was incorporated as the Washington National Buliding Loan and Investment Association on Sept 25, 1889, and grew to be the United States' largest savings and loan association until its infamous collapse in 2008. This promotional calculator advertises WaMu's School Savings program.
ID Number:2009.93.2
Date:Circa 2005