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2. Mackintosh - Wikipedia

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   The Mackintosh raincoat (abbreviated as mac) is a form of waterproof raincoat, first sold in 1824, made of rubberised fabric. [2] The Mackintosh is named after its Scottish inventor Charles Macintosh, although many writers added a letter k. The variant spelling of "Mackintosh" is now standard. [3] Although the Mackintosh coat style has become ...

3. Riding coat - Wikipedia

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   In 1823, Charles Macintosh (1766–1843) patented his invention for waterproof rubberized cloth, pressing together two sheets of cotton material with dissolved Indian rubber placed in between. It was a brilliant idea for making any fabric waterproof, and the first Macintosh coats were made at the family's dyestuffs factory, Charles Macintosh ...

4. Raincoat - Wikipedia

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   These rubberized fabrics were crafted into waterproof cloaks, direct precursors to the modern raincoat, as well as other waterproof clothing like shoes. The indigenous peoples of the Northwest Pacific Coast wore raincoats and other clothing made of woven cedar fiber which, depending on the tightness of the weave, could be dense and watertight ...

5. The best Hoka shoes for walking - AOL

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   Hoka Ora Recovery Shoe 2. ... It’s made with a mixture of recycled polyester as well as natural materials like EVA with sugarcane and rubber made with 90% oil-free ingredients. ... We found the ...

6. Keds - Wikipedia

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   Keds Champion sneaker, for women, 1916. In 1916, U.S. Rubber consolidated 30 different shoe brand names to create one company. Initially, the name "Peds" was chosen for the brand from the Latin word for feet, but it was already trademarked. [1] [2] Keds's original shoe design, the Champion, was the first mass-marketed canvas-top shoe. [3]

7. Sperry Top-Sider - Wikipedia

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   Sperry's shoes remained a niche product for boaters until 1939 when the US Navy negotiated the right to manufacture the shoe for its sailors at the United States Naval Academy. As a result of this increased production, Sperry sold the brand to the US Rubber Co. in 1940. [2] In 1979 the Stride Rite Corporation purchased both Sperry and Keds from ...