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House moving jack used during the second Denny Hill regrade in 1929
Denny Hill, which stood north of Seattle's downtown was thought to block the city's growth. The steep hill was removed in two stages between the 1890s and the 1930s, and the land was regraded. This house jack was used during the second Denny regrade in 1929. William T. McLachlan moved his family from Canada to the San Juan Islands in…
ID Number:2014.66.1
Date:Circa 1929
Waitsburg Bourbon Whiskey bottle from Oola Distillery in Seattle, 2014
Kirby Kallas-Lewis founded Oola Distillery in the Capital Hill neighborhood of Seattle in 2010. Oola Distillery produces small batches of gin, vodka, flavored vodkas and bourbon whiskey.
ID Number:2014.93.1
Date:2014
Vodka bottle from Oola Distillery in Seattle, 2014
Kirby Kallas-Lewis founded Oola Distillery in the Capital Hill neighborhood of Seattle in 2010. Oola Distillery produces small batches of gin, vodka, flavored vodkas and bourbon whiskey.
ID Number:2014.93.2
Date:2014
Eddie Bauer down jacket, ca. 1962
Seattle outdoorsman and entrepreneur Eddie Bauer (1899-1986) helped bring high-quality outdoor gear to a wider audience. His company was established in 1920, and in 1940 Bauer patented the first quilted down jacket. This coat, from Bauer’s “Blizzard Proof” line, belonged to John Stuart Miller. Miller was an engineer who worked both in Seattle and Fairbanks, Alaska. This coat was purchased…
ID Number:2015.71.1
Date:1962
Collection of three Pacific Bag, Inc. (PBI) One-Way Degassing Valves used in the packaging of coffee, invented by Ed Urquhart, ca. 1983
This PBI one-way degassing valve bag, invented by Seattle entrepreneur Ed Urquhart, allows for immediate vacuum packing of roasted coffee beans. The valve allows carbon dioxide emitted by freshly roasted coffee beans to escape the bag, then seals shut so oxygen cannot enter. Previously the only safe way to ship coffee was by packing stale coffee in cans.
ID Number:2015.77.1
Date:Circa 1983
Foil coffee bag from Seattle's Best Coffee featuring a Pacific Bag, Inc. (PBI) One-Way Degassing Valve invented by Ed Urquhart in 1983
This PBI one-way degassing valve bag, invented by Seattle entrepreneur Ed Urquhart, allows for immediate vacuum packing of roasted coffee beans. The valve allows carbon dioxide emitted by freshly roasted coffee beans to escape the bag, then seals shut so oxygen cannot enter. Previously the only safe way to ship coffee was by packing stale coffee in cans.
ID Number:2015.77.2
Date:Circa 2000
Whiskey bottle, "M & K Gottstein, Pacific Club," ca. 1910
Meyer and Kessell Gottstein were Seattle wholesale liquor and cigar dealers in business from 1889 to 1914. Their storefront location changed several times during this period including: 205 Commercial (1889-1891), 213 Commercial (1893), 610 Front (1895), 108 W Yesler Way (1899-1903), and 206 1 st Ave S (1904-1914). "Pacific Club" and "The Goldbar" were two of the M & K…
ID Number:2015.84.1
Date:Circa 1910
Blue, green, and teal cotton dress made by Marontate-Jones Inc., ca. 1960s-1970s
This casual cotton day dress has a bold print and opens with buttons all the way down the front. It would be a perfect swim cover-up, or dress for a backyard party on a warm weekend. It was made by the Marontate-Jones Company of Seattle. Founded by Fred Marontate and Frank Jones, the business was one of Seattle’s oldest and…
ID Number:2016.4.1
Date:Circa 1960-1970
Necktie with Brittania label, ca. 1970
German immigrant brothers Theodore, Herman, and Max Schoenfeld founded a neckwear company in Seattle in 1906. Schoenfeld Brothers Inc. manufactured at their building at Fairview and Denny and sold products under the label Fashion Craft Neckwear. In 1968, Max’s son Walter became president of the business. Soon after this change, Max launched a new neckwear line called “Brittania.” He had…
ID Number:2016.4.11
Date:1968-1975
Red felt night cap featuring the Langendorf Bread Company motto, "It's Baked While You Sleep" ca. 1950
The Langendorf Bread Company was a long-standing business in Seattle. The red night cap plays on the idea that the workers at Langendorf are baking bread while you sleep.
ID Number:2016.21.1
Date:Circa 1950