
[After Charles Macintosh (1766-1843), Scottish inventor.]
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| Type | Private sector |
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| Industry | Textile industry |
| Founded | Glasgow, 1820s |
| Headquarters | Cumbernauld, Scotland |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Charles Macintosh, Founder |
| Products | Rubberised coats and accessories |
| Owner(s) | Yagi Tsusho[1] |
| Website | http://mackintosh-uk.com |
The Mackintosh or Macintosh (abbreviated as mac or mack) is a form of waterproof raincoat, first sold in 1824, made out of rubberised fabric. The Mackintosh is named after its Scottish inventor Charles Macintosh, though a letter k is added by many writers (this variant spelling "Mackintosh" is now standard).
Although the Mackintosh style of coat has become generic, a genuine Mackintosh coat should be made from rubberised or rubber laminated material.
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Charles Macintosh patented his invention for waterproof cloth in 1823 and the first Mackintosh coats were made in the family's textile factory, Charles Macintosh and Co. of Glasgow. But in 1830 the company merged with the clothing company of Thomas Hancock in Manchester. Hancock had also been experimenting with rubber coated fabrics since 1819. Production of rubberised coats soon spread all over the UK. Every kind of coat was produced with rubberized material including riding coats and coats were also supplied to the British Army, British Railways and UK police forces.
Early coats had problems with smell, stiffness, and a tendency to melt in hot weather, but Hancock further improved their waterproof fabrics, patenting a method for vulcanising rubber in 1843, which solved many of the problems.[2]
Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, the company continued to make waterproof clothing. In 1925 the company was taken over by Dunlop Rubber.[3]
In the mid 1990s the company which then owned the Mackintosh brand, Traditional Weatherwear, was on the verge of closing its factory in Cumbernauld near Glasgow.[4] Around the turn of the 21st century, senior staff members acquired the company and made progress to establish the traditional rubberised Mackintosh coat as an upmarket brand in its own right. The company collaborated with leading fashion houses such as Gucci, Hermès, Louis Vuitton and Liberty. The coats became particularly popular with Japanese women, and the company won a Queen's Award for Enterprise in 2000 for its success in international trade.[5] In December 2003 the company name was formally changed to Mackintosh.
In 2007 Mackintosh was bought by Tokyo firm Yagi Tsusho.[1] With the backing of its parent company Mackintosh has continued to expand its reputation and marketing operations. In January 2011 the company opened its first fashion store in London.[6]
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - regnfrakke, gummifrakke
Nederlands (Dutch)
regenjas, waterdichte stof
Français (French)
n. - imperméable
Deutsch (German)
n. - Regenmantel
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ενδυμ.) αδιάβροχο
Italiano (Italian)
impermeabile, tessuto gommato
Português (Portuguese)
n. - tecido impermeável de borracha (m), tipo de computador (Comp.), capa de chuva (f)
Русский (Russian)
макинтош, плащ
Español (Spanish)
n. - impermeable, tipo de ordenador
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - regnrock
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
橡皮布, 雨衣, 橡皮布防水衣
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 橡皮布, 雨衣, 橡皮佈防水衣
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - マッキントッシュ, レインコート
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) معطف مطري
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מעיל גשם
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