137 results for: Toys
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
Washington Mutual Bank action teller doll in original packaging with accessories, ca. 2000
This doll was created as a marketing item to promote Washington Mutual's customer-friendly company policies. WaMu, a Seattle fixture from its founding in 1889, came to its demise during the 2008 recession.
ID Number:2011.WAMU.9
Date:Circa 2000
Wax figurine of Seattle's first pioneer doctor, "Doc Maynard," made by Lillian Smart, ca. 1955
Lillian Smart, a local artist who lived at Alki Point, taught herself the process of making wax figures and her family often served as models and as donors of hair.
ID Number:2012.22.4
Date:Circa 1955
Melted pile of marbles from the Great Seattle Fire, 1889, once belonged to Amos Burgert, a Seattle hardware store owner during the time of the fire
This relic from the Great Seattle Fire was owned by Amos Burgert, a Seattle hardware store owner at the time of the Great Seattle Fire.
ID Number:2013.14.1
Date:Circa 1880
Doll from "Wunda Wunda," a Seattle children's television show starring Ruth Prins, and later from Ms. Prins' Magnolia preschool, ca. 1960s-1970s
This doll was used on the "Wunda Wunda" show, and then was later at a preschool in the Magnolia neighborhood where the donor's daughter was able to take her home with her.
ID Number:2013.19.1
Date:1960-1970
Seattle RainGlobe souvenir designed in Seattle, WA, ca. 2013
This RainGlobe souvenir was invented and developed by two Seattlelites as a more locally appropriate alternative to snowglobes. It includes miniature representations of landmarks such as the Space Needle, Mt. Rainier, and Pike Place Market.
ID Number:2013.41.1
Date:Circa 2013
Librarian action figure inspired by Seattle librarian, Nancy Pearl, from the Seattle retail store Archie McPhee's, 2003
This action figure is based on Seattle librarian, best-selling author, and literary critic Nancy Pearl. The figure was sold in the Seattle chain of novelty stores, Archie McPhee, and features Pearl with a stack of books and a finger to her lips. She has been quoted as saying that the "push to shush" aspect of the action figure determines "which…
ID Number:2013.64.1
Date:2003
Toy stuffed animal "Fat Cat of the New World Order," 1999
This plush toy is part of a collection of items donated by someone who worked for the Seattle World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference, a heavily protested event held in the Seattle Convention Center in November 1999. It is a humorous take on the fact that the protesters called anyone connected to WTO "Fat Cats of the New World Order."…
ID Number:2013.84.8
Date:1999