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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]
The grave of Charles Macintosh, Glasgow Cathedral (left). Provost Anderson's tomb, Glasgow Cathedral (right): Macintosh is listed on the right as his great grandson. Charles Macintosh FRS (29 December 1766 – 25 July 1843) was a Scottish chemist and the inventor of the modern waterproof raincoat . [ 1 ]
A child wearing a yellow raincoat with hood. A raincoat is a waterproof or water-resistant garment worn on the upper body to shield the wearer from rain. The term rain jacket is sometimes used to refer to raincoats with long sleeves that are waist-length. A rain jacket may be combined with a pair of rain pants to make a rainsuit.
The Mackinaw jacket traces its roots to coats that were made by white and Métis women in November 1811, [2] [3] when John Askin Jr., an early trader on the upper Great Lakes, hired them to design and sew 40 woolen greatcoats for the British Army post at Fort St. Joseph (Ontario), near Mackinac. His wife, Madelaine Askin, took an important role ...
Charles Henry Mackintosh (1820–1896), Irish Christian preacher; Charles Herbert Mackintosh (1843–1931), Canadian politician; Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868–1928), Scottish architect and artist; Charles Macintosh (1766–1843), Scottish chemist and inventor; Charles Macintosh (composer and naturalist) (1839–1922), Scottish composer and ...
The origin of the mackinaw jacket is owed to the British Army Captain Charles Roberts, [5] while commanding Fort St. Joseph along the St. Mary's River near Sault Ste. Marie. Roberts was unable to obtain military-issued winter greatcoats from his general headquarters (G.H.Q.) located in Montreal , Quebec, for the forty soldiers of the 10th Royal ...
Vintage Peter Storm cagoule with zipped side-slit hand access to undergarments and extra-long sleeves with elasticated storm cuffs, modelled on a mannequin. A cagoule (French:, also spelled cagoul, kagoule or kagool), is the British English term for a lightweight weatherproof raincoat or anorak with a hood (usually without lining), which often comes in knee-length form. [1]
Mackintosh, a form of waterproof raincoat; Mackintosh's or John Mackintosh and Co., British confectionery company Rowntree Mackintosh, following a 1969 merger; Mackintosh's Toffee, its namesake confectionery; McIntosh (apple), an apple cultivar; McIntosh Laboratory, an American manufacturer of high-end audio equipment