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Pacific Marine Supply Company Records, circa 1900-1966, circa 1980

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Pacific Marine Supply Company
Title
Pacific Marine Supply Company Records
Dates
circa 1900-1966, circa 1980 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.65 cubic feet, (3 boxes, includes 50 photographs)
Collection Number
2007.4 (collection)
Summary
The Pacific Marine Supply Company Records comprise photographs, catalogs and brochures relating to the Pacific Net and Twine Company, later renamed Pacific Marine Supply Company. Also included in the collection are records relating to Pacific Marine Schwabacher Inc., catalogs for Schwabacher Hardware and a catalog for Seattle Marine and Fishing Supply.
Repository
Museum of History & Industry, Sophie Frye Bass Library

P.O. Box 80816
Seattle, WA
98108
Telephone: 2063241126 x102
library@mohai.org
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public by appointment.

Languages
English.
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

Pacific Net and Twine Company was founded in 1897 by Scottish immigrants Edward Cunningham and D.B. McBride. The business was originally limited to selling netting and twine and was run out of a basement. The company moved to First Avenue and Jackson Street in Seattle, Washington, before moving operations to Pier 6 on Seattle’s waterfront in 1904. In 1913 the company moved again, this time to Pier 8 and added a complete marine department, which supplied the Puget Sound and Alaskan fishing industries. In 1919 the company moved once more, this time to it’s own building at 1223 Western Avenue in Seattle. A subsidiary of the company, Pacific Fishing and Trading Company, retained facilities on Pier 8. In 1927 the company changed its name to Pacific Marine Supply Company.

By 1966 the company had changed its name once more to Pacific Marine Schwabacher Inc. Pacific Marine Supply may have merged with the Schwabacher Company, or been bought out. Around 1967 the former headquarters of Pacific Marine Supply at 1223 Western Avenue became a branch office for Pacific Marine Schwabacher Inc. Pacific Marine Schwabacher Inc. dropped from Seattle listings in the mid-1980s.

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Content Description

The Pacific Marine Supply Company Records are mostly comprised of black and white photographs of the company headquarters at its various locations, as well as interior photos of store showrooms and equipment displays. Also included are photographs of both the company founder Edward Cunningham and former company vice-president Bob Ladd.

The collection also contains some company publications, as well as product catalogs for Pacific Net and Twine Company, Pacific Marine Supply Company, Schwabacher Hardware Company and Seattle Marine and Fishing Supply.

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Use of the Collection

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Restrictions on Use

The Museum of History & Industry is the owner of the materials in the Sophie Frye Bass Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from MOHAI before any reproduction use. The museum does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Preferred Citation

Pacific Marine Supply Company Records, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into seven series as follows:

  • Series 1: Early years of Pacific Net and Twine Company, circa 1900-1919
  • Series 2: Pacific Net and Twine Co. at 1223 Western Avenue, September 1918- circa 1940s, 1980
  • Series 3: Interior Photographs of Storeroom, undated
  • Series 4: Exhibits and Displays, 1922-1926, undated
  • Series 5: Founder Edward Cunningham and Vice President Robert Ladd, undated, circa 1980
  • Series 6: Publications, circa 1920s-1966
  • Series 7: Product catalogs, 1951, 1957, undated

Location of Collection

15a.2.5 (oversize Box 2)

Location of Collection

15a.2.8 (Boxes 1 and 3)

Acquisition Information

Source: Bob Ladd, February 8, 2007

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Cordage industry--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Piers--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Ship chandlers--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Ships--Equipment and supplies

Personal Names

  • Cunningham, Edward

Corporate Names

  • Schwabacher Hardware Co. (Seattle, Wash.)

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic prints

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Ladd, Robert (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Esther Benson
2008

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