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Bottle of Mapleine from Crescent Co., ca. 1950
The Crescent Manufacturing Company was founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1883 as Larsen Extract Company. In 1905, a Crescent company chemist and salesman concocted an imitation maple flavoring dubbed Mapleine. By the early twentieth century, Crescent was manufacturing 75 different extracts including Mapleine, as well as importing spices, coffee, and nuts. Crescent was sold to McCormick and Company in 1989,…
ID Number:2011.112.5
Date:Circa 1950
Ribbon advertising Seattle Rendering Works, ca. 1940s
Seattle Rendering Works Incorporated was a mid-20th century Seattle business. The process of rendering involves extracting oil or tallow from animal fat.
ID Number:2011.118.1
Date:Circa 1940
Washington Mutual Bank action teller doll in original packaging with accessories, ca. 2000
This doll was created as a marketing item to promote Washington Mutual's customer-friendly company policies. WaMu, a Seattle fixture from its founding in 1889, came to its demise during the 2008 recession.
ID Number:2011.WAMU.9
Date:Circa 2000
LIFEPAK 33 ® defibrillator/monitor from Physio-Control, Inc., ca. 1968
LIFEPAK 33 ® defibrillator/monitor from Physio-Control, Inc. was a revolutionary portable heart device. The same model was installed aboard Air Force One and Air Force Two, the aircraft assigned to carry the president and vice president of the United States.
ID Number:2012.28.3
Date:Circa 1968
Travel coffee mug from PEMCO Insurance, featuring Northwest Profile #76: The Super-Long Coffee Orderer, ca. 2012
Local insurance company, PEMCO, produced an advertising campaign featuring a series of quirky Pacific Northwest people. This one highlights Northwest Profile #76: The Super-Long Coffee Orderer, which pokes fun on a coffee travel cup.
ID Number:2012.75.1
Date:2012
Jewelry case from Carroll's Fine Jewelry, ca. 1968
A green satin Carroll's Fine Jewelry case that once held earrings gifted to the donor's mother in 1968. Carroll's was a former landmark Seattle jewelry store that operated from 1895 to 2008.
ID Number:2013.27.2
Date:Circa 1968
Set of six tall Sick's/Rainier Brewing Company beer glasses, ca. 1939-1943
Following the repeal of prohibition, the Seattle Brewing and Malting Company was purchased by Fritz and Emil Sick, who then repurchased the Rainier brand and began brewing Rainier in 1935. The brewery went through several names, such as Sick's Seattle Brewing and Malting, and Sicks Rainier Brewing Company, during the 1935–1977 period.
ID Number:2013.28.1
Date:Circa 1939-1943
Therm-a-Rest ProLite air mattress from Cascade Designs, Inc., ca. 2013
The Therm-a-Rest is a highly compactible air mattress especially made for camping. Cascade Designs, inventors of the Therm-a-Rest, were founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1972 by two former Boeing engineers. This particular mattress is even more compact and lightweight than previous versions.
ID Number:2013.34.5
Date:Circa 2013
Black and red Filson Mackinaw Cruiser jacket, ca. 2013
Filson patented the “Mackinaw Cruiser” in 1914. It was originally designed for timber cruisers—workers who measure trees and collect forest data. The back has a double layer of wool for warmth and to accommodate a roomy back pocket for storing maps. The same coat is still in production today with only a few modifications.C. C. Filson was founded in 1897…
ID Number:2013.42.1
Date:Circa 2013
Glass candleholder from Glassybaby, "Aquamarine," spring palette color, ca. 2013
Glassybaby is a Seattle-based company, owned and established in 1995 by cancer survivor Lee Rhodes, that sells handmade glass votives originally designed and made by Lee and her then-husband. A portion of the sale of all Glassybaby votives goes to cancer patient charities.
ID Number:2013.46.1
Date:Circa 2013