134 results for: Toys
Henry the Goose hand puppet from the "Wunda Wunda" show, ca. 1950s
From 1953-1972, Ruth Prins entertained Seattle children as TV storyteller Wunda Wunda. Dressed in a bright clown costume and assisted by animal friends Henry Happy Goose and Albert Wise Owl, she transported us with tales of exciting adventures and distant places.
ID Number:2002.19.3
Date:Circa 1950
Handmade Tulalip doll, 1950-2000
This doll was handmade by Stephenie Charley-Blackford (1931-2010), a Tulalip dollmaker, and is an example of contemporary Indigenous arts and crafts.
ID Number:2006.9.1
Date:1950-2000
Handmade Tulalip doll, 1950-2000
This doll was handmade by Stephenie Charley-Blackford (1931-2010), a Tulalip dollmaker, and is an example of contemporary Indigenous arts and crafts.
ID Number:2006.9.2
Date:1950-2000
War protest art assemblage, guitar covered with paint and army toys, 2004
This guitar assemblage was made by local Seattle artist Scott MacIntire in 2004 in protest of the US-led invasion of Iraq, and subsequent Iraq War. The piece was created in conjunction with a 2004 fundraiser for the Hope Heart Institute, for which Art Institute of Seattle students and faculty embellished 30 electric guitars with various messages. The invasion and war…
ID Number:2009.7.1
Date:2004
Bobblehead figurine of former Washington Mutual CEO Kerry Killinger, ca. 2000
Washington Mutual (WaMu) was incorporated as the Washington National Buliding Loan and Investment Association in 1889. With marketing slogans like "The Friend of the Family" and "Simpler Banking, More Smiles," WaMu was marketed as a user-friendly bank. Kerry Killinger was named CEO of WaMu in 1991, but, as a result of the subprime mortgage crisis in 2007-2008, Killinger was removed…
ID Number:2010.15.1
Date:Circa 2000
American League MVP baseball player Ichiro Suzuki bobblehead doll in original box, 2001
Ichiro was signed to play the Seattle Mariners right fielder in 2001 after playing nine years for the Orix Blue Wave in Japan's Pacific League. He is the first Japanese-born player to receive the American League MVP and Rookie of the Year, and he led the majors in batting average and stolen bases. The decision to put first name "Ichiro"…
ID Number:2010.84.1
Date:2001
Ken Griffey, Jr. "The '95 Slide" Mariners baseball bobblehead with original box, 2010
This figurine was collected by the donor at the previously named Safeco Field as a free souvenir while attending the May 7, 2010, Mariners game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, California. The 2010 team season was Ken Griffey, Jr.'s final season with the Mariners; he retired mid-season on June 2, 2010. Griffey, Jr. played for the Mariners from…
ID Number:2011.5.1
Date:2010
Mariners #11 Edgar Martinez collectible figurine with original box, 2005
This figurine was given away to fans as a promotional item in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the 11th-inning double hit by Edgar Martinez during the October 8, 1995, game against the Yankees at Seattle's previously named Safeco Field. This hit gave the Mariners the win against the Yankees, and the team the right to play in the American…
ID Number:2011.11.2
Date:2005
Mariners #34 Felix Hernandez bobblehead figurine with original box, 2008
Félix Abraham Hernández, born in 1986 in Venezuela and nicknamed "King Felix," is a starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2005. Hernández's fastball has been clocked as high as 100 mph and he often uses a two-seam fastball, as well as hard curve, changeup, and a slider. In 2011, a special…
ID Number:2011.11.3
Date:2008
Bobblehead doll of Dave Niehaus, Seattle Mariners announcer, ca. 2008
"My, oh my!" was one of the most notable catchphrases heard by Seattle Mariners fans and exclaimed by Dave Niehaus (1935-2010) when he was the team's play-by-play announcer from their inaugural season in 1977 to his death after the 2010 season. In 2008, Niehaus was awarded the highest honor for American baseball broadcasters, the Ford C. Frick, by the National…
ID Number:2011.69.1
Date:2008