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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
Patch of embroidered cloth, probably for an apron, with the Langendorf Bread company logo and the motto, "It's Ovenly," ca. 1950
The Langendorf Bread Company was a long-standing business in Seattle. The embroidered image of a chef with wings and a halo plays on the "heavenly"-ness of the bread, along with the play on words: "It's Oven-ly".
ID Number:2016.21.2
Date:Circa 1950
Yardage of "The Great Northwest" fabric designed and sold by Pacific Fabrics & Crafts, 2016
Pacific Fabrics & Crafts evolved from the original Pacific Iron & Metal company founded in Seattle in 1917 by Jules Glant. He started by recycling scrap metal and rags from the back of his horse-drawn wagon, and this eventually turned into a large recycling operation, and surplus and discarded fabrics were sold at the company’s warehouse on 4th Avenue South…
ID Number:2016.26.1
Date:2016
Yardage of "Washington State Toile" fabric designed and sold by Pacific Fabrics & Crafts, 2016
Pacific Fabrics & Crafts evolved from the original Pacific Iron & Metal company founded in Seattle in 1917 by Jules Glant. He started by recycling scrap metal and rags from the back of his horse-drawn wagon, and this eventually turned into a large recycling operation, and surplus and discarded fabrics were sold at the company’s warehouse on 4th Avenue South…
ID Number:2016.26.2
Date:2016
Token coin, "Tyee 1913 Klahowya! Potlatch, Seattle" made by Mayer Bros. Makers
This token is from the Seattle "Potlatch" of 1913 and made by the Mayer Bros., prominent Seattle jewelry maker. "Klahowya" means "Welcome" in Chinook jargon and “Tyee” means chief or an important person. The name "Golden Potlatch" appropriates a Chinook Jargon word describing a Native ceremony celebration and gift giving. It also reflects the importance of the Klondike Gold Rush…
ID Number:2016.34.1
Date:1913