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Portrait of Mr. Bailey Gatzert by Abram Fuks, 1890
Bailey Gatzert (1829-1893) was born in Germany and arrived in Seattle in the 1850s. He partnered with the Schwabacher Brothers and opened a Seattle branch of the hardware and general store company in 1869. He was the eighth mayor, and first Jewish mayor, of Seattle, serving from 1875-1876. In 1890, Baily Gatzert's portrait, along with his wife Babette's portrait were…
ID Number:2013.128.1
Date:1890
Contour helmet camera, 2012
In the early 2000s, two University of Washington students, Jason Green and Marc Barros, created a helmet camera in order to record skiing stunts. The UW awarded them a $20,000 entrepreneurship prize in 2003 and they founded the company, Contour, in 2004. The cameras were used for skiing, cycling, motorcycling, and other action sports. The mounted camera was a huge…
ID Number:2013.Contour
Date:2012
Box light "Microsoft" sign, ca. 1987-2012
This sign graced one of the buildings on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington. This was Microsoft's fourth logo in the history of the company and was used from 1987 to 2012. Scott Baker, the creator of this Helvetica italic typeface logo, described the slash between the 'o' and 's' as a way to emphasize the 'soft' part of the…
ID Number:2014.16.1
Date:Circa 1990-2010
Brushed aluminum Microsoft sign, ca. 2000
Microsoft was founded by Paul Allen and Bill Gates on April 4, 1975, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Allen and Gates were childhood friends who attended Seattle's Lakeside School together, and grew up to found the multinational technology company based in Redmond, Washington. This particular logo was used from 1987 to 2012, when it was replaced with a newer design, and…
ID Number:2014.16.2
Date:Circa 2000
Beer can, 12 Man Pale Ale, celebrating the 12th Man Seahawks fans, ca. 2013
This beer, created by Dick's Brewing Company in Centralia, Washington, was first sold in December 2013 to celebrate Seahawk fans. The name "12 Man" was used instead of "12th Man" due to a trademark owned by Texas A&M University.
ID Number:2014.28.1
Date:Circa 2013
Bottle, "Counter Gin, Hand-Crafted Distilled Gin", Batch 206 Distillery, Seattle, WA, 2014
Counter Gin is a product manufactured by local small batch operation, Batch 206 Distillery. Founded in 2012, Batch 206 is located in Seattle and is owned and operated by Jeff Steichen and his wife Daleen Esterhuizen, former owners of the Showbox music venues in Seattle for over 20 years.
ID Number:2014.28.10
Date:2014
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
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
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
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