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Silk necktie with red and navy woven pattern, ca. 1950s-1990s
This necktie was made by Stanley A. Hostek (1918-2014) who was a prominent and influential tailor in Seattle. In addition to owning his own custom tailoring business, he taught tailoring at Edison Technical School (now Seattle Community College) and authored a series of instructional tailoring books in the 1970s.
ID Number:2020.24.5
Date:Circa 1950-1990
Green cocktail dress, 1950s-1960s
Stanley A. Hostek (1918-2014) was a prominent and influential tailor in Seattle. In addition to owning his own custom tailoring business, he taught tailoring at Edison Technical School (now Seattle Community College) and authored a series of instructional tailoring books in the 1970s. He made this dress for his wife Dorothy Hostek.
ID Number:2020.24.8
Date:1954-1969
Vest made of labels, ca. 1970s-1990s
Stanley A. Hostek (1918-2014) was a prominent and influential tailor in Seattle. In addition to owning his own custom tailoring business, he taught tailoring at Edison Technical School (now Seattle Community College) and authored a series of instructional tailoring books in the 1970s. He made this vest for his wife Dorothy Hostek out of labels from various sources, but predominantly…
ID Number:2020.24.9
Date:Circa 1970-1990
Tailor's scissors used by Stanley Hostek, ca. 1950s-1990s
Stanley A. Hostek (1918-2014) was a prominent and influential tailor in Seattle. In addition to owning his own custom tailoring business, he taught tailoring at Edison Technical School (now Seattle Community College) and authored a series of instructional tailoring books in the 1970s.
ID Number:2020.24.10
Date:Circa 1950-1990
Ruler for sleeve inseam used by Stanley Hostek, ca. 1950s-1990s
Stanley A. Hostek (1918-2014) was a prominent and influential tailor in Seattle. In addition to owning his own custom tailoring business, he taught tailoring at Edison Technical School (now Seattle Community College) and authored a series of instructional tailoring books in the 1970s.
ID Number:2020.24.11
Date:Circa 1950-1990
Measuring tape used by Stanley Hostek, ca. 1950s-1990s
Stanley A. Hostek (1918-2014) was a prominent and influential tailor in Seattle. In addition to owning his own custom tailoring business, he taught tailoring at Edison Technical School (now Seattle Community College) and authored a series of instructional tailoring books in the 1970s.
ID Number:2020.24.12
Date:Circa 1950-1990
Tracing tool used by Stanley Hostek, ca. 1950s-1990s
Stanley A. Hostek (1918-2014) was a prominent and influential tailor in Seattle. In addition to owning his own custom tailoring business, he taught tailoring at Edison Technical School (now Seattle Community College) and authored a series of instructional tailoring books in the 1970s.
ID Number:2020.24.13
Date:Circa 1950-1990
Clock from Ding Ho Laundry and Cleaners, once located on James Street in Seattle, ca. 1960
This clock hung in the window of the Ding Ho Laundry and Cleaners which was started by Chinese immigrants York and Arlene Luke and located at 905 James Street in Seattle. York Luke was born in 1923 in the Kwangtung Province in China, and immigrated to Seattle at the age of twelve with his father in 1935. He was a…
ID Number:2020.39.1
Date:Circa 1960
Water sprayer used by York Luke, ca. 1950, at the Ding Ho Laundry and Cleaners, once located on James Street in Seattle
This water sprayer was used for ironing clothes at the Ding Ho Laundry and Cleaners, owned by York and Arlene Luke and located at 905 James Street in Seattle. York Luke was born in 1923 in the Kwangtung Province in China, and immigrated to Seattle at the age of twelve with his father in 1935. He was a WWII veteran,…
ID Number:2020.39.RefSprayer
Date:Circa 1950
Boeing employee badge for Alok Mathur, 1978
Alok Mathur was born in New Delhi, India, in 1952 and migrated to the US in 1977. Soon after, Mathur moved to the Seattle area in 1978 to work at Boeing on the new 757/767 project. He worked for Boeing for 40 years.
ID Number:2020.Boeing.1
Date:1978