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Image of Crescent Manufacturing Company wagon with horses and driver, Seattle, circa 1900
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Crescent Manufacturing Company wagon with horses and driver, Seattle, circa 1900

The Crescent Manufacturing Company was founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1883 as Larsen Extract Company. By the early 20th century, Crescent was manufacturing 75 different extracts including Mapleine, as well as importing spices, coffee, and nuts. Crescent was sold to McCormick and Company in 1989, and consolidated its operations in Kent, Washington in 1990.Pictured here is a driver with a…
ID Number:2005.24.38
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Employees with a display of Mapleine and other Crescent Manufacturing Company products , Seattle, circa 1910
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Employees with a display of Mapleine and other Crescent Manufacturing Company products , Seattle, circa 1910

The Crescent Manufacturing Company was founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1883 as Larsen Extract Company. By the early 20th century, Crescent was manufacturing 75 different extracts including Mapleine, as well as importing spices, coffee, and nuts. Crescent was sold to McCormick and Company in 1989, and consolidated its operations in Kent, Washington in 1990.Pictured here are Crescent Manufacturing Company employees…
ID Number:2005.24.49
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Employees with Crescent Manufacturing Company products at a coffee exhibit in Bellingham, 1922
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Employees with Crescent Manufacturing Company products at a coffee exhibit in Bellingham, 1922

The Crescent Manufacturing Company was founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1883 as Larsen Extract Company. By the early 20th century, Crescent was manufacturing 75 different extracts including Mapleine, as well as importing spices, coffee, and nuts. Crescent was sold to McCormick and Company in 1989, and consolidated its operations in Kent, Washington in 1990.Pictured here are female employees with Crescent…
ID Number:2005.24.67
Date:1922
Image of Crescent Manufacturing Company baking powder window display, circa 1900
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Crescent Manufacturing Company baking powder window display, circa 1900

The Crescent Manufacturing Company was founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1883 as Larsen Extract Company. By the early 20th century, Crescent was manufacturing 75 different extracts including Mapleine, as well as importing spices, coffee, and nuts. Crescent was sold to McCormick and Company in 1989, and consolidated its operations in Kent, Washington in 1990.Pictured here is a storefront window display…
ID Number:2005.24.72
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Crescent Manufacturing Company Chinese trademark certificate, Seattle, January 27, 1931
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Crescent Manufacturing Company Chinese trademark certificate, Seattle, January 27, 1931

The Crescent Manufacturing Company was founded in Seattle in 1883 by Albert C. Larsen as Larsen Extract Company. In 1886, the company was sold and re-named the Crescent Manufacturing Company. Crescent was most famous for "Mapleine," an imitation maple flavoring, and the other imitation extracts they manufactured, but they also milled and sold a variety of imported spices, coffee, and…
ID Number:2005.24.91
Date:1931
Image of ZymoGenetics annual report, 2001
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ZymoGenetics annual report, 2001

ZymoGenetics was established in Seattle in 1981 by University of Washington professors Earl Davie and Benjamin Hall, along with University of British Columbia professor Michael Smith. One of the oldest biotechnology/pharmaceutical companies in the U.S., ZymoGenetics was involved in the development of therapeutic proteins. The company was acquired by Novo Nordisk in 1988, and was spun off as a public…
ID Number:2005.26.1
Date:2001
Image of ZymoGenetics NASDAQ advertisement, 2002
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ZymoGenetics NASDAQ advertisement, 2002

ZymoGenetics was established in Seattle in 1981 by University of Washington professors Earl Davie and Benjamin Hall, along with University of British Columbia professor Michael Smith. One of the oldest biotechnology/pharmaceutical companies in the U.S., ZymoGenetics was involved in the development of therapeutic proteins. The company was acquired by Novo Nordisk in 1988, and was spun off as a public…
ID Number:2005.26.2.1
Date:2002
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Japanese language ZymoGenetics posters, 2002

ZymoGenetics was established in Seattle in 1981 by University of Washington professors Earl Davie and Benjamin Hall, along with University of British Columbia professor Michael Smith. One of the oldest biotechnology/pharmaceutical companies in the U.S., ZymoGenetics was involved in the development of therapeutic proteins. The company was acquired by Novo Nordisk in 1988, and was spun off as a public…
ID Number:2005.26.3
Date:2002
Image of Coolidge Propeller Co. employees posing with large propeller, Seattle, 1911
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Coolidge Propeller Co. employees posing with large propeller, Seattle, 1911

Seattle's Coolidge Propeller Company was begun by Leigh Hill Coolidge (1870-1959), a prolific naval architect and pioneer in the design and machining of high-speed propellers for racing hydroplanes. One of the most well-known vessels he designed is the City Light excursion vessel Alice Ross, which gave its first tour of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project on Diablo Lae in 1935.…
ID Number:2005.44.1
Date:1911
Image of Pacific Net & Twine employees working in machine shop, Seattle, circa 1930
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Pacific Net & Twine employees working in machine shop, Seattle, circa 1930

The Pacific Net and Twine Company (later Pacific Marine Supply, then Pacific Marine Schwabacher, Inc.) was founded in 1897 in Seattle by Scottish immigrants Edward Cunningham (1878-1960) and Donald B. McBride (1862-1945). Originally selling netting and twine out of a basement, by 1913 the company had grown and moved its operations to Pier 8. In 1918 the company moved once…
ID Number:2007.4.33
Date:Circa 1930
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