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Set of two Boeing commercial airplane models: A720 and A707 Intercontinental N714PA, ca. 1960
Now one of the world's largest aircraft manufacturers, Boeing was incorporated in Seattle in 1916 by William Boeing. These models are examples of Boeing's early jet airliners. The 707 was launched in 1957 and the 720 was launched in 1959.
ID Number:2010.1.269
Date:Circa 1960
Bobblehead figurine of former Washington Mutual CEO Kerry Killinger, ca. 2000
Washington Mutual (WaMu) was incorporated as the Washington National Buliding Loan and Investment Association in 1889. With marketing slogans like "The Friend of the Family" and "Simpler Banking, More Smiles," WaMu was marketed as a user-friendly bank. Kerry Killinger was named CEO of WaMu in 1991, but, as a result of the subprime mortgage crisis in 2007-2008, Killinger was removed…
ID Number:2010.15.1
Date:Circa 2000
Wooden crate used at the Hong Lee Laundry, ca. 1930s
Yip Hong and Yee Moon Luke, opened and operated Hong Lee Laundry in the early part of the 20th century. It was later operated by Tsze Chow Luke and Sug May Luke. The laundry company was located at 5018 University Way NE. At the time of its closing it was one of the last remaining hand laundries in Seattle's University…
ID Number:2010.28.3
Date:Circa 1930-1940
Table ironing board used at Hong Lee Laundry, ca. 1930s
Yip Hong and Yee Moon Luke, opened and operated Hong Lee Laundry in the early part of the 20th century. It was later operated by Tsze Chow Luke and Sug May Luke. The laundry company was located at 5018 University Way NE. At the time of its closing it was one of the last remaining hand laundries in Seattle's University…
ID Number:2010.28.4
Date:Circa 1930-1940
Set of two plaster Fu Dog statues, from the Hong Lee Laundry, ca. 1900-1950
These statues were decorations at Hong Lee Laundry, a family business owned by the donor's parents and grandparents. The laundry company was located at 5018 University Way NE, and at the time of its closing it was one of the last remaining hand laundries in Seattle's University District.
ID Number:2010.28.5
Date:Circa 1900-1950
Sadiron, used at Hong Lee Laundry, ca. 1930s
Yip Hong and Yee Moon Luke, opened and operated Hong Lee Laundry in the early part of the 20th century. It was later operated by Tsze Chow Luke and Sug May Luke. The laundry company was located at 5018 University Way NE. At the time of its closing it was one of the last remaining hand laundries in Seattle's University…
ID Number:2010.28.6
Date:Circa 1930
Electric iron with trivet and detachable cord, used at Hong Lee Laundry, ca. 1930s
Yip Hong and Yee Moon Luke, opened and operated Hong Lee Laundry in the early part of the 20th century. It was later operated by Tsze Chow Luke and Sug May Luke. The laundry company was located at 5018 University Way NE. At the time of its closing it was one of the last remaining hand laundries in Seattle's University…
ID Number:2010.28.7
Date:Circa 1930
Ceramic cookpot, used at Hong Lee Laundry, ca. 1930s
Yip Hong and Yee Moon Luke, opened and operated Hong Lee Laundry in the early part of the 20th century. It was later operated by Tsze Chow Luke and Sug May Luke. The laundry company was located at 5018 University Way NE. At the time of its closing it was one of the last remaining hand laundries in Seattle's University…
ID Number:2010.28.14
Date:Circa 1930
Coffee tin, "Brehm's Best Drip Grind Coffee, ca. 1950
William Brehm and George Brehm operated a produce and grocery businesses in Pike Place Market in the 1950s. They started in 1915 with Brehm's Egg Company, and in 1938 they had a fish and meat store in West Seattle, then moved to University Way near the University of Washington before opening their Pike Place Market business.
ID Number:2010.32.1
Date:Circa 1950
Sculpted ceramic scene depicting a brothel interior and exterior by Lorene Spencer, 1970
This work is part of a series of sculptures that depict the stalls and stores at the Pike Place Market and other places in Seattle around 1970. The artist, Lorene Spencer (1923-2016), was well known for her pottery and clay sculptures. She and her then-husband Ralph owned a studio in south Seattle in the 1950s and 1960s. Lorene also produced…
ID Number:2010.43.4
Date:1970