412 results for: Retail and Department Stores
Green handwoven skirt from Chamberlin’s, 1950
Chamberlin’s was a Seattle brand of fashionable handwoven clothing run by Edward and Helen Chamberlin. The weaving was done by skilled blind craftspeople who were trained through the Division for the Blind of the State of Washington. Chamberlin’s had a storefront in Seattle and a wholesale division which sold to stores around the country.
ID Number:2016.4.7
Date:1950
Multicolored high heels from Nordstrom, ca. 1950s
Nordstrom began as a shoe retailer established in Seattle in 1901 by Carl Wallin and Swedish immigrant John Nordstrom (Wallin & Nordstrom). By 1929, both Nordstrom and Wallin had retired and sold their shares to Nordstrom's sons, Everett and Elmer. In 1930, when the newly remodeled Second Avenue store was reopened, the name changed to Nordstrom, or sometimes Nordstrom’s. In…
ID Number:2016.4.8
Date:Circa 1950
Tan felt hat with John Eaton label, ca. 1950s-1960s
This twist on a classic pillbox hat is made with tan colored felt. Cornish School of Arts graduate John Eaton (1914-1991) was a successful milliner, designer, and teacher whose individually-styled hats became known all over the country. Eaton and partner James Neher opened their first store in 1950, and eventually opened “John Eaton Of Course!” at 509 Pine Street, across…
ID Number:2016.4.9
Date:Circa 1950-1960
Shirt with pattern of people made by Union Bay, ca. 1980s-1990s
Founded in 1981 and named after Seattle's Union Bay on Lake Washington, UNIONBAY is one of the city's longest-running jeans and casualwear companies. This shirt, from the late 1980s or early 1990s, features a print of rows and rows of people, with lettering spelling out U N I O N B A Y.
ID Number:2016.4.10
Date:Circa 1980-1990
Pair of children's orthopedic shoes, ca. 1940s-1970s
These corrective shoes with the attached bar were sold at Seattle department store Nordstrom.
ID Number:2016.4.12
Date:Circa 1940-1970
Matchbook from Frederick & Nelson, ca. 1950
Frederick & Nelson, founded by Donald E. Frederick (1860-1937) and Nels B. Nelson (1854-1907) in 1891, was for many years Seattle's premier department store. They began by selling used furniture during the rebuilding of Seattle after the Great Fire of 1889, and expanded to include home delivery of goods, a tea room, and ready-to-wear men's and women's fashions. In 1992,…
ID Number:2016.20.27
Date:Circa 1950
Yardage of "The Great Northwest" fabric designed and sold by Pacific Fabrics & Crafts, 2016
Pacific Fabrics & Crafts evolved from the original Pacific Iron & Metal company founded in Seattle in 1917 by Jules Glant. He started by recycling scrap metal and rags from the back of his horse-drawn wagon, and this eventually turned into a large recycling operation, and surplus and discarded fabrics were sold at the company’s warehouse on 4th Avenue South…
ID Number:2016.26.1
Date:2016
Yardage of "Washington State Toile" fabric designed and sold by Pacific Fabrics & Crafts, 2016
Pacific Fabrics & Crafts evolved from the original Pacific Iron & Metal company founded in Seattle in 1917 by Jules Glant. He started by recycling scrap metal and rags from the back of his horse-drawn wagon, and this eventually turned into a large recycling operation, and surplus and discarded fabrics were sold at the company’s warehouse on 4th Avenue South…
ID Number:2016.26.2
Date:2016
Two original Amazon Fresh delivery bags, ca. 2009
Online retailer Amazon.com offers quick home grocery delivery, with goods often available same day or the next day depending on the time of the order and availability of trucks.
ID Number:2016.71.1
Date:2009
Hard-sided Amazon Fresh delivery bag, ca. 2016
Online retailer Amazon.com offers quick home grocery delivery, with goods often available same day or the next day depending on the time of the order and availability of trucks.
ID Number:2016.71.4
Date:2016