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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]

  3. Charles Macintosh - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  4. Portal:Scotland/Selected article/Week 22, 2016 - Wikipedia

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    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 many writers add a letter k (this variant spelling "Mackintosh" is now standard.

  5. McIntosh (surname) - Wikipedia

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    M'Intosh, McIntosh, MacIntosh, Macintosh, or Mackintosh (Gaelic: Mac an Tòisich) is a Scottish surname, originating from the Clan Mackintosh. Mac an Tòisich means (son of) leader/chief. [citation needed] Notable people with the surname include: Alan McIntosh (born 1939), Welsh footballer

  6. Raincoat - Wikipedia

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    [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 ...

  7. Mackinaw jacket - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. McIntosh - Wikipedia

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    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

  9. Mackinaw cloth - Wikipedia

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    His wife, Madelaine Askin, took an important role in the design of the coat. Askin was fulfilling a contract he received from Captain Charles Roberts , the post commander; Roberts was desperate to clothe his men, who had last been issued greatcoats in 1807. [ 2 ]