132 results for: Recreation
Board game, Pictionary: The Game of Quick Draw, 1987
Pictionary is a drawing and charade-playing word game developed in 1984 by Rob Angel, a Seattle resident.
ID Number:1991.26.1
Date:1987
Four-way "Superchess" board game, 1992
This game was developed by Rolf W. Jacobson, of Ballard, Washington, and manufactured by Green Island Games Co. in Seattle, Washington. Introduced to the public at the Fremont Market in the fall of 1992.
ID Number:1993.18
Date:1992
Handmade gym ensemble from St. Nicholas Girl's School in Seattle, 1930
This seersucker gym ensemble combines function with charming accents. In the 1930s, Seattle stores sold similar “sport frocks” for tennis or golf. Today, this might pass for a regular dress rather than a gym uniform. The shirt buttons between the legs so it stays put even during gym class.
ID Number:1993.61.1
Date:1930
Pack board, made by Eddie Bauer for Mrs. Virginia Denny, ca. 1920-1960
Famed outdoor enterpreneur Eddie Bauer, who established his business in Seattle in 1920, made this pack for Mrs. Virginia Denny, a member of the early settler family.
ID Number:1996.05.1
Date:Circa 1920-1960
Oberto Sausage Company hydroplane model, 1975
The Oberto Sausage Company was founded in Seattle by Constantino Oberto in 1918. He began by making and selling various types of hand-made Italian sausages, and his business grew into a nationally-recognized company, most known for their beef jerky. Oberto was a longtime supporter of hydroplane racing, sponsoring several different racers through the years.
ID Number:2000.32.1
Date:1975
Pair of hiking boots purchased at REI, 1967
Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) imported these hiking boots from Switzerland to sell in its Seattle store. They belonged to Seattleite Leila Martin, who wore them to climb Mount Rainier in 1970.Lloyd and Mary Anderson founded REI in 1938 as a way to get better gear for climbing. They formed the co-op to buy high-quality gear from Europe in large, cost-effective…
ID Number:2000.55.1
Date:1967
Seattleopoly Board Game, ca. 1989
This board game, based on the famous Monopoly game, features actual Seattle businesses, industries, and organizations such as Safeco, Cutters, Warwick Hotel, Victoria Clipper, and KOMO 4 TV. Each property has an address and phone number for the business named.
ID Number:2000.57.1
Date:Circa 1989
Chess set made in 1946 by Seattle jeweler Anchor O. Jensen and depicting the Roman Invasion of Gaul
This intricate and delicately-made chess set features chess pieces that represent the Roman invasion of Gaul (modern-day France) by Julius Caesar in 58-52 BCE. The chess pieces--silver for the Gauls and gold for the Romans--were made by Anchor O. Jensen, uncle to Anchor HH Jensen who designed and built the championship hydroplane Slo-Mo-Shun IV also in the MOHAI collection. Anchor…
ID Number:2000.104.1
Date:1946
Warshal's Sporting Goods neon sign, ca. 1935
This Art Deco neon sign once graced the front of Warshal’s Sporting Goods store that was located in downtown Seattle at the corner of First Ave and Madison Street. Warshal’s opened in 1922 and sold clothing and gear to adventurous Seattleites for nearly 80 years until it closed down in 2001.
ID Number:2001.58.1
Date:Circa 1930-1940
Bicycle repair tool kit, ca. 1970-1990
Marjorie Grove, the donor of this bicycle repair kit with handmade tool roll, rode through the British Isles, Austria, and Germany, as well as all around Seattle's roadways on a 1949 BSA English touring bicycle.
ID Number:2003.27.2
Date:Circa 1970-1990