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Game, "Dungeons & Dragons: Fantasy Roleplaying Game Starter Set" from Wizards of the Coast, ca. 2010

Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing dice game designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. It was first released in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (TSR), which is now owned by Renton-based Wizards of the Coast.
ID Number:2013.104.3
Date:Circa 2010
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Book, "Advanced D&D Dungeon Master's Guide", TSR #2011, by Gary Gygax © 1979

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons was developed by Gary Gygax in 1977. Present day Dungeons & Dragons owner, Wizards of the Coast, is based in Renton, WA.
ID Number:2013.104.4
Date:1979
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Fantasy roleplaying game, "Dungeons & Dragons: Fantasy Adventure Game Basic Set" from TSR #1011, ca. 1980

Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing dice game designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. It was first released in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (TSR), which is now owned by Renton-based Wizards of the Coast.
ID Number:2013.104.RefBasicGame
Date:Circa 1980
Image of Action figure, J.P. Patches in original packaging, ca. 2003

Action figure, J.P. Patches in original packaging, ca. 2003

The Seattle company Accoutrements, a wholesale outfit of Archie McPhees, made many whimsical items including this action figure of J.P. Patches. J.P. Patches was the character host of one of the longest running local children's shows in television history. The J.P. Patches Show aired on KIRO-TV in Seattle from 1958-1981 and broadcast over 10,000 episodes in its 23-year run.
ID Number:2013.124.1
Date:2003
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Skittles bag, "Seattle Mix," celebrating the Seahawks Super Bowl XLVIII Championship and Seahawks player, Marshawn Lynch, 2014

This Skittles bag was a limited edition flavor mix of Skittles created in honor of Seahawks Super Bowl Championship and player Marshawn Lynch. The bags were not sold via retail but auctioned off in 2014 or given out to fans at events around Seattle.
ID Number:2014.35.1
Date:2014
Image of Pair of bell-bottom jeans with patches, 1968-1980

Pair of bell-bottom jeans with patches, 1968-1980

Janet Hesslein bought these bell-bottom jeans in 1968 and continued to wear, embroider, and add patches to them as late as 1980. The hippie counterculture of the 1960s was a political movement with an identifiable clothing style. Making and modifying clothes reflected a rejection of the consumerist idea that it is important to constantly buy new things. The look resonated…
ID Number:2015.47.7
Date:1968-1980
Image of Garbage can lid signed by the members of Queensrÿche, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and Alice in Chains, 1992

Garbage can lid signed by the members of Queensrÿche, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and Alice in Chains, 1992

This signed garbage can lid was presented to beloved local TV character J.P. Patches by one of his long-time fans and Patches Pal, Chris Cornell, of Seattle-based rock band Soundgarden. It was part of a promotional event held in 1992 at the Tower Records store once located at the corner of 5th and Mercer in Seattle. J.P. was at the…
ID Number:2015.74.1
Date:1992
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Record album, Grynch and Budo, "Treadin'," Fin Records, 2013

Grynch is the DJ name for local Hip Hop artist John Overlie, who was born and raised in Seattle and released his debut LP in 2005. "Treadin'" was released in 2013. Fin Records was founded in 2010 in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle.
ID Number:2016.43.2
Date:2013
Image of Boom box with Fed Ex sticker, owned and used by Rob Castro (R.B. Cummings), ca. 1990s

Boom box with Fed Ex sticker, owned and used by Rob Castro (R.B. Cummings), ca. 1990s

Rob Castro has been studio owner and operator of ATB Studios since 1997. He has produced beats for Grayskul, an alternative hip hop group from Seattle, and has performed live with Bakudan and the Stanford Prision Experiment. This boom box was featured in MOHAI's "Legacy of Seattle Hip-Hop" exhibit in 2016.
ID Number:2016.50.1
Date:Circa 1990-2010
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Boom box with graffiti art, "Solid Analog", ca. 1990s

Rob Castro has been studio owner and operator of ATB Studios since 1997. He has produced beats for Grayskul, an alternative hip hop group from Seattle, and has performed live with Bakudan and the Stanford Prison Experiment.
ID Number:2016.50.2
Date:Circa 1990-2010
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