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Image of Handmade wooden salt grinder, 1880-1890

Handmade wooden salt grinder, 1880-1890

August Wenzel, a German immigrant, made this salt grinder. He operated a meat market, blacksmith shop, cooperage, and brewery in Seattle in the late 1880s and 1890s. August Wenzel also made beer barrels for the Hemrich Brothers Brewery, which later became Rainier Brewery.
ID Number:2005.60.1
Date:1880-1890
Image of Homemade blacksmith grindstone made and used by August Wenzel, ca. 1890s

Homemade blacksmith grindstone made and used by August Wenzel, ca. 1890s

August Wenzel, a German immigrant, made this grindstone. He operated a meat market, blacksmith shop, cooperage, and brewery in Seattle in the late 1880s and 1890s. August Wenzel also made beer barrels for the Hemrich Brothers Brewery, which later became Rainier Brewery.
ID Number:2005.60.3
Date:Circa 1890
Image of Hand-painted sign From John Ferrucci's Pike Place Market stall, ca. 1920-1940

Hand-painted sign From John Ferrucci's Pike Place Market stall, ca. 1920-1940

John (Giovanni) Ferrucci immigrated from Italy and was a vendor at the Pike Place Market during the 1920s-1940s. He used this sign to market his and his wife's (AngelaMaria) produce stall. The Ferruccis had a vegetable and fruit stall at the Market and the goods came from their truck farm in the South Park neighborhood.
ID Number:2007.35.1
Date:Circa 1920-1940
Image of Wooden box from Ferrucci's Pike Place Market stall, ca. 1920s-1930s

Wooden box from Ferrucci's Pike Place Market stall, ca. 1920s-1930s

John Ferrucci was a vendor at the Pike Place Market during the 1920s-1940s. The Ferruccis had a vegetable and fruit stall at the Market and the goods came from their truck farm in the South Park neighborhood.
ID Number:2007.35.2
Date:Circa 1920-1940
Image of Columbia Family Scale from John Ferrucci's Pike Place Market Stall, ca. 1907

Columbia Family Scale from John Ferrucci's Pike Place Market Stall, ca. 1907

John (Giovanni) Ferrucci immigrated from Italy and was a vendor at the Pike Place Market during the 1920s-1940s. He and his wife, Angela Maria used this scale to weigh produce for sale at the stall. The goods came from their truck farm in the South Park neighborhood.
ID Number:2007.35.3
Date:Circa 1907
Image of Signage bag for Ferrucci's Pike Place Market stall, ca. 1920-1940

Signage bag for Ferrucci's Pike Place Market stall, ca. 1920-1940

John (Giovanni) Ferrucci immigrated from Italy and was a vendor at the Pike Place Market during the 1920s-1940s. He and his wife, Angela Maria ran the stand and used paper bags like this to post prices and information about the produce. The goods came from their truck farm in the South Park neighborhood.
ID Number:2007.35.6
Date:1920-1940
Image of Pocket mirror advertising Pacific Outfitting Co., ca. 1930s

Pocket mirror advertising Pacific Outfitting Co., ca. 1930s

The Pacific Outfitting Company was founded by a Polish immigrant in 1907 as a part of a larger chain. Pacific Outfitting opened a Seattle storefront at 422 Pike Street and survived the Great Depression by forming a monopoly on credit.
ID Number:2008.3.18.71
Date:Circa 1930
Image of Gold scales originally owned by Albert and Markus Mayer of the Mayer Bros., Klondike prospectors and jewelry store proprietors, 1897

Gold scales originally owned by Albert and Markus Mayer of the Mayer Bros., Klondike prospectors and jewelry store proprietors, 1897

The firm of Mayer Bros. was established in Seattle in 1897 under the name Joseph Mayer and Brothers. The company was founded by Joseph, Albert, and Markus Mayer, who emigrated from Germany. They were manufacturing jewelers, silversmiths, and jewelry wholesalers. In 1897, Albert and Markus left the company to join the Klondike gold rush where they established a retail jewelry…
ID Number:2011.7.1
Date:Circa 1897
Image of Beer bottle, Columbia Pale Ale, Columbia Breweries, 1948

Beer bottle, Columbia Pale Ale, Columbia Breweries, 1948

Emil Kliese, a German immigrant and brewmaster, arrived in the Pacific Northwest in the 1890s. He founded the Columbia Brewing Company in Tacoma with partner Wiliam C. Kiltz in 1900. Over the years, they added various brands of beer including Columbia Brew and Alt Heidelberg, eventually changing their name to Heidelberg Brewing Company in 1953. The original Columbia-Heidelberg Brewery in…
ID Number:2011.92.2
Date:1948
Image of Beer bottle, Heidelberg Ale, Columbia Breweries, 1958

Beer bottle, Heidelberg Ale, Columbia Breweries, 1958

Emil Kliese, a German immigrant and brewmaster, arrived in the Pacific Northwest in the 1890s. He founded the Columbia Brewing Company in Tacoma with partner Wiliam C. Kiltz in 1900. Over the years, they added various brands of beer including Columbia Brew and Alt Heidelberg, eventually changing their name to Heidelberg Brewing Company in 1953. The original Columbia-Heidelberg Brewery in…
ID Number:2011.92.3
Date:1958
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