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Beer bottle, "Pedal Strike Pale Ale," from Peddler Brewing Company, Seattle, WA, 2014

Peddler Brewing Company is a microbrewery that opened in 2013 in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. The owners are avid cyclists, thus the name "Peddler."
ID Number:2014.28.13
Date:2014
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Beer Bottle, "Watchstander Stout" gluten-free, Ghostfish Brewing Company, Seattle, WA, 2015

Ghostfish Brewing Company, a Seattle microbrewery, is one of the first to feature a varied selection of gluten-free beers. The three founders were motivated by the fact that they were gluten-intolerant and they had close friends and family members who could not eat gluten themselves.
ID Number:2014.28.17
Date:2015
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Growler bottle, "RGB", from Rachel's Ginger Beer, 2015

Rachel Marshall and her partner, Adam Peters, founded Rachel's Ginger Beer in Seattle in 2011. Influenced by the quality and craftsmanship of British ginger beers, they used fresh produce from local farms to brew their ginger beer. They opened several shops in the Seattle area and ship all over the US. Tragically, Rachel passed away in 2023 at the age…
ID Number:2014.28.20
Date:2015
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Beer bottle, "Pike Hive Five Salish Lodge & Spa Hopped Honey Ale", from the Pike Brewing Co., Seattle, WA, 2016

The Pike Brewing Co. started in 1989, and the unique name of this beer celebrates a collaboration between the historic Salish Lodge & Spa and Pike Brewing. It's a blend of the honey from the Salish apiary with the Yakima Valley hops used in Pike Brewing.
ID Number:2014.28.21
Date:2016
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Whiskey bottle, "Batch No. 12 Bourbon Whiskey," from Heritage Distilling Co., Gig Harbor, 2016

Justin Stiefel founded the Heritage Distillery Company (HDC) in 2012 in Gig Harbor. Batch No. 12 is so named because, according to the label, "It took us 12 attempts to find the perfect recipe for this quality product. Our search took us to Russia, Poland, Scotland, England, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, and beyond." The number 12 also refers to the Seattle…
ID Number:2014.28.22
Date:2016
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Beer bottle, "Pike Seafair Summer Ale", Pike Brewing Co., Seattle, WA, 2017

The Pike Brewing Co. started in 1989, and this beer celebrates the Seattle Seafair summer event held annually since 1950.
ID Number:2014.28.23
Date:2017
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Jones Soda bottle, Blue Bubble Gum Soda, featuring the Rat City Rollergirls, 2006

This bottle came from Valerie Morris, who skated under the name Valtron 3000 when she played for the Throttle Rockets team of the Rat City Rollergirls roller derby league based in the White Center neighborhood of Seattle.
ID Number:2014.36.16
Date:2006
Image of Jones Soda bottle, Green Apple Soda, featuring the Rat City Rollergirls Derby Liberation Front (DLF), 2005

Jones Soda bottle, Green Apple Soda, featuring the Rat City Rollergirls Derby Liberation Front (DLF), 2005

This Jones Soda bottle celebrates the Rat City Rollergirls 2005 Champions, the Derby Liberation Front (DLF). The Rat City Rollergirls is a Seattle area women's flat track roller derby league that includes the Rain of Terror team, the Sockit Wenches, and others. A founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), the Rat City Rollergirls' cleverly-named teams have…
ID Number:2014.36.RefJonesSoda
Date:2005
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Black coat with fur trim from Best's Apparel, ca. 1940s

This coat was sold in Seattle at Best’s Apparel. Best’s was a women’s clothing store founded by Dorothy Cabot Best (1888-1958) and Ivan Lovich Best (1887-1979). The store opened in 1925 on Third Avenue between Pine and Pike and moved to a larger location at 5th and Pine in 1935. The label on this coat includes one of their slogans:…
ID Number:2014.39.1
Date:1937-1948
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Beer bottle, "Alt Heidelberg Pale Beer," ca. 1935

In the late 1890s, Emil Kliese was head brewmaster for Tumwater-based Capital Brewing Company (later Olympia Brewing Company). In 1900, he left Capital to start Columbia Brewing Company in Tacoma. After Prohibition was repealed in 1932, Elmer E. Hemrich, with a group of Seattle investors, purchased the Tacoma brewery and established Columbia Breweries, Inc. from which this Alt Heidelberg Pale…
ID Number:2014.64.1
Date:Circa 1935
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