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Heart-shaped cake pan from Borracchini's Bakery, 1970s
Mario Borracchini, an Italian immigrant from Tuscany, started his Italian bakery in 1923 in the basement of his home at the south end of Seattle. He soon opened a brick and mortar store and his son Remo took over the business. It was the go-to place to order cakes for birthdays, weddings, or any other celebratory event. In an August…
ID Number:2023.43.10
Date:Circa 1970
Pie dough pan for torts and flan from Borracchini's Bakery, 1970s
Mario Borracchini, an Italian immigrant from Tuscany, started his Italian bakery in 1923 in the basement of his home at the south end of Seattle. He soon opened a brick and mortar store and his son Remo took over the business. It was the go-to place to order cakes for birthdays, weddings, or any other celebratory event. In an August…
ID Number:2023.43.11
Date:Circa 1970
Cheesecake springform pan from Borracchini's Bakery, 1970s
Mario Borracchini, an Italian immigrant from Tuscany, started his Italian bakery in 1923 in the basement of his home at the south end of Seattle. He soon opened a brick and mortar store and his son Remo took over the business. It was the go-to place to order cakes for birthdays, weddings, or any other celebratory event. In an August…
ID Number:2023.43.12
Date:Circa 1970
Collection of cookie cutters from Borracchini's Bakery, ca. 2000s
Mario Borracchini, an Italian immigrant from Tuscany, started his Italian bakery in 1923 in the basement of his home at the south end of Seattle. He soon opened a brick and mortar store and his son Remo took over the business. It was the go-to place to order cakes for birthdays, weddings, or any other celebratory event. In an August…
ID Number:2023.43.RefCutters
Date:Circa 1950-2000
Xbox 360 S console and controllers, 2012
The Xbox 360 S, or Xbox 360 Slim, is a video game console created and marketed by Microsoft in 2010. It is a slimmer redesign of the Xbox 360 and includes a 250 GB hard drivie, integrated Wi-Fi functionality, and redesigned internal hardware.
ID Number:2023.Xbox360
Date:2012
Jar of Original Hill's Bro BBQ Sauce, 2024
Run by brothers Robert and Zebedee Hill, Hill's Brother's BBQ Pit opened in 1952 in a small wooden building on 21st Avenue between East Cherry and East Jefferson streets in Seattle's Central Area. The barbecue stand served sweet potato pie, spicy sauce on smoked ribs, and white bread and butter through the 1990s. MOHAI also has in the collection photos…
ID Number:2024.25.1
Date:2024
Leather license plate from a Seattle hack, 1911
This license plate, dated to 1911, is from a hack (or cab) driven by the donor's great uncle Sylvester Ambrose (Doc) Hildebrand that drove customers from the east end of Madison Street into downtown Seattle. Hildebrand would work all week then, for the weekends, he would row from the Madison neighborhood, across the west end of Lake Washington, to his…
ID Number:2024.26.1
Date:1911
Three frisbees that belonged to Bill Nye, ca. 1980-2010
Bill Nye (b. 1955) is widely known for his television show “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” his advocacy for science education, and his books about science for children and adults. Less well-known is Nye’s lifelong passion for the sports of Ultimate (also known as Ultimate Frisbee) and Disc Golf (or Frisbee golf). As a child, Nye threw an early Wham-O…
ID Number:2024.39.Ref04
Date:Circa 1980-2010
Bemis Bag Co. Two-in-One Envelope Bag, ca. 1920
The Bemis Bag Company was founded in St. Louis, Missouri in 1858. By the early 20th century, the company operated eight bag factories in various parts of the United States, including Seattle, making burlap and cotton bags for grain, flour, feed and many other products.This "Two-in-one Bag Envelope" is one of the many products made by Bemis. The company is…
ID Number:2024.42.1
Date:Circa 1920
BECU branded “Proud Ally” bandana, ca. 2018-2024
This is a souvenir bandana for Pride which was distributed by BECU. The design of this bandana is a derivation on the Progress Pride flag, which combines the original rainbow flag with the colors of the Trans Pride flag (light blue, pink, and white) and brown and black stripes representing People of Color. BECU originally stood for Boeing Employee Credit…
ID Number:2024.48.RefBandana2
Date:2018-2024