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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
Metal coin bank in the shape of a book from Washington Mutual Savings Bank, ca. 1960
Washington Mutual Savings Bank (later known as Washington Mutual or WaMu) was founded in Seattle in 1889 as the Washington National Building Loan and Investment Association. It grew to become the largest savings and loan association until its collapse in 2008. This coin bank was a gift from the executive team to the donor who was an employee at Washington…
ID Number:2021.6.1
Date:Circa 1960
Bottle of hand sanitizer from Brovo Spirits in Woodinville, 2020
The Washington Distillers Guild is a nonprofit organization that represent distilleries in this state. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guild coordinated an effort to make hand sanitizers for those working in healthcare. Several distilleries stepped up including Brovo Spirits in Woodinville and Mischief Distilleries in Fremont, pivoting their production line to include bottles of hand sanitizer.
ID Number:2021.8.1
Date:2020
J.P. Patches Darigold pin, ca. 1950s-1960s
J.P. Patches was the character host of one of the longest running local children's shows in television history. The J.P. Patches Show aired on KIRO-TV in Seattle from 1958-1981 and broadcast over 10,000 episodes in its 23-year run. Darigold, a local dairy company founded in 1918, was an advertising sponsor.
ID Number:2021.20.2
Date:Circa 1950-1960
Committee to Save the Market pin, 1971
The Pike Place Market is one of the oldest continuously operated farmers' markets in the US. Local farmers, craftspeople and merchants have travelled to the market and set up shop for over one hundred years. In 1963, Seattle City Council proposed razing the Pike Place Market in hopes of obtaining federal urban renewal funds. Opponents to the demolition banded together…
ID Number:2021.20.5
Date:1971