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Pegasus costume made and worn by Ric Weiland, 1983
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. Weiland enjoyed creating costumes and dressing up for LGBTQ parties in Seattle. He made this body-revealing Pegasus costume for a 1983 Halloween party. It consisted of a horse head made of foam and built over a helmet, a leather harness, a pair…
ID Number:2016.10.1.ONLINE
Date:1983
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
Tlinget basket, white and blue, part of 3-piece set #B16-34 by Preston Singletary, 2012
Preston Singletary (Tlingit American, b. 1963) is a well-known and respected glass artist in Seattle. He uses European glass blowing techniques to create Northwest Native art and features themes of transformation, animal spirits and shamanism.
ID Number:2016.35.1
Date:2012
Tlinget basket, blue and orange, part of 3-piece set #B16-34 by Preston Singletary, 2013
Preston Singletary (Tlingit American, b. 1963) is a well-known and respected glass artist in Seattle. He uses European glass blowing techniques to create Northwest Native art and features themes of transformation, animal spirits and shamanism.
ID Number:2016.35.2
Date:2013
Tlinget basket, dark red and taupe, part of 3-piece set #B16-34 by Preston Singletary, 2016
Preston Singletary (Tlingit American, b. 1963) is a well-known and respected glass artist in Seattle. He uses European glass blowing techniques to create Northwest Native art and features themes of transformation, animal spirits and shamanism.
ID Number:2016.35.3
Date:2016
Red stuffed animal Teddy bear, won at the Seattle World's Fair, 1962
This teddy bear is almost three feet high and was a prize from one of the carnival games at the 1962 World’s Fair. The donor remembers that it was her grandmother that won the bear. “She spun a wheel and hit the grand prize. This was the biggest stuffed toy the man had and he was not happy to let…
ID Number:2016.61.1
Date:1962
Plush Frederick & Nelson Christmas Freddy Bear and Nell with original tag, ca. 1985
Freddy Bear and Nell were company representative characters and regular seasonal gifts. The donor purchased this plush Freddy and Nell for her daughter in 1985 at the downtown Frederick & Nelson store, but her daughter had so many stuffed animals that she never opened this one to play with.
ID Number:2016.107.1
Date:Circa 1985
Collection of various cans from the Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s
This assortment of cans were part of a large collection of cans discovered in the Boeing Wind Tunnel. Boeing constructed a supersonic twin sphere wind tunnel in the mid-1950s for the Dyna-Soar X-20, the SST (Supersonic Transport), and other projects. When the spheres were being demolished, they discovered over 3 million of these tin cans. They were used to help…
ID Number:2017.6.7
Date:Circa 1950
Original unused bottle, "Harry N. Leckenby Co., Seattle, Diamond 'L' Brand, Mildew & Summer Peach Leaf Curl Spray", ca. 1950s
Harry Leckenby lived in the Duvall area and invented different sprays and animal repellants. He was most known for inventing his famous crescent garden hoe in the 1950s.
ID Number:2017.43.1
Date:Circa 1950
Walking staff with African carving, ca. 1960s-2010s
This walking stick was owned by Rev. Samuel Berry McKinney. He was a Baptist minister, author, and civil right advocate in Seattle, Washington, and served as pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church from 1958 to 1998, and from 2005 to 2008.
ID Number:2017.66.1
Date:Circa 1960-2010