187 results for: Food and Beverage Industries
Cap advertising Emerald City Ale from the Rainier Brewery, ca. 1992
Rainier Brewing Company was an iconic Seattle brand founded in 1884. Brewery production at the original site began in 1878 and continued until 1999. This cap was possibly handed out to employees as a gift or souvenir at a company event.
ID Number:1999.64.34
Date:Circa 1992
Beer bottle, "Truly Mild Rainier Beer," ca. 1950
This 11 ounce bottle of "Truly Mild Rainier Beer" dates to the mid twentieth century and was distributed by Sick's Seattle Brewing & Malting Co., a precursor to Rainier Brewing Company and an iconic Seattle brand originally founded in 1884. Brewery production at the original site began in 1878 and continued until 1999 when it was purchased by Stroh Brewing…
ID Number:1999.64.35
Date:Circa 1944-1956
Beer bottle, "Rainier Beer Light," ca. 1960
This 12 ounce bottle of "Rainier Beer Light" dates to the mid twentieth century and was distributed by Sick's Rainier Brewing Co., a precursor to Rainier Brewing Company and an iconic Seattle brand originally founded in 1884. Brewery production at the original site began in 1878 and continued until 1999 when it was purchased by Stroh Brewing Company, now Pabst.
ID Number:1999.64.36
Date:Circa 1956-1970
Beer bottle, "Rainier Beer Light-Light," ca. 1960
This 11 ounce bottle of "Rainier Beer Light-Light" dates to the mid twentieth century and was distributed by Sick's Rainier Brewing Co., a precursor to Rainier Brewing Company and an iconic Seattle brand originally founded in 1884. Brewery production at the original site began in 1878 and continued until 1999 when it was purchased by Stroh Brewing Company, now Pabst.
ID Number:1999.64.37
Date:Circa 1956-1970
Beer bottle "Rainier Old Stock Ale Beer," ca. 1934
In 1915, the Seattle Brewing & Malting Company built a new plant in San Francisco, California, in hopes of skirting the Washington State prohibition due to take effect in 1916. The plant operated as the Rainier Brewing Company but had to switch to distributing soft drinks and near beer when the nation-wide Prohibition was voted in. In 1933, when Prohibition…
ID Number:1999.64.40
Date:Circa 1934
Neon "R" sign from the Rainier Brewing Company, ca. 1950
This “R” was one of 6 different designs used as logos for the Seattle brewing company. At twelve feet high, it was installed atop the Rainier Brewery in late 1952 just before the company's 75th anniversary in 1953. Initially, the “R” rotated slowly, until it became too much of a distraction to drivers on Interstate 5, and the rotation stopped.…
ID Number:1999.64.53
Date:Circa 1950
Cigar tin from Schwabacher Bros. and Company, ca. 1910
The Schwabacher Brothers, Louis (1837-1900), Abraham (1838-1909), and Sigmund (Sig) (1841-1917), were pioneering Bavarian-born Jewish merchants, important in the economic development of the Pacific Northwest. They owned several businesses bearing their family name, and opened a branch store in Seattle in 1869. Within a short time, the firm became Puget Sound's major wholesaler of canned goods, dry goods, and other…
ID Number:2000.29.1
Date:Circa 1910
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
Senbei iron with AYPE seal, from the Sagamiya Confectionary Co., 1909
The Sagamiya Confectionery, founded in 1904 by Unosuke Shibata, was formerly located at 6th and Main in the area previously known as Nihonmachi, or Japantown, now in Seattle's Chinatown International District. Sagamiya used traditional Japanese methods in the making of mochi, pastries and other wagashi (confections). The bakery was a popular neighborhood establishment until it closed in the 1970s. This…
ID Number:2000.84.4
Date:1909
Homegrocer.com fleece pullover, 1997-2000
Homegrocer was an early online grocery delivery business, founded in Bellevue in 1997. This green fleece jacket was part of the uniform for delivery drivers. The company developed its own technology, including an award-winning website, a wireless picking system, and high-tech phones for drivers. Homegrocer went public in March of 2000, just as the dot-com bubble was becoming the dot-com…
ID Number:2001.41.5
Date:1997-2000