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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 .
Princeton military uniform shop, then University Shop 46 Nassau St. [22] Nov 1, 1944 [22] closed Petoskey, Michigan: Petoskey Resort Store 215 Howard Street. [38] Open summers only. Jun 14, 1947 [39] [38] Sep 9, 1974 [40] New York metro area New Haven, Connecticut New Haven University Shop 290 York Street. [22] 3,613 sq ft (336 m 2) [22] Oct 9 ...
By the 1970s the company had its own stores and was manufacturing not only raincoats but also other types of clothes and accessories. At the time two-thirds of all raincoats sold in the United States were London Fog. [3] London Fog expanded internationally during the 1990s selling in places like the United Kingdom (Great Britain) and China.
[10] [11] The Mackintosh raincoat was made out of a fabric impregnated with impermeable rubber, although lacking the better curing methods of earlier Mesoamerican rainwear, the early coats suffered from odor, stiffness, and a tendency to deteriorate from natural body oils and hot weather. Many tailors were reluctant to use his new fabric, and ...
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Kendall & Sons was founded by William Wheeler Kendall in 1870. Born 1849, he came from a farming family near Market Harborough in Leicestershire who decided to travel to Leicester to find his fortune. He started selling umbrellas from a barber's shop in Northampton Street, and then manufactured them using Fox frames. The company expanded to ...
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Macintosh was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of George Macintosh and Mary Moore, and was first employed as a clerk.Charles devoted his spare time to science, particularly chemistry, and before he was 20 resigned his clerkship to study under Joseph Black at the University of Edinburgh, [2] and to take up the manufacture of chemicals.