Mackintosh

This article is about the waterproof coat. For the confectioner, see Mackintosh's. For other uses, see McIntosh.
Not to be confused with Macintosh, a line of personal computers created by Apple.

Mackintosh
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTextile industry
FoundedGlasgow, 1846s
Headquarters
Cumbernauld, Scotland
Key people
Charles Macintosh, Founder
ProductsRubberised coats and accessories
OwnerYagi Tsusho[1]
Websitemackintosh.com

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 generic, a genuine[citation needed] Mackintosh coat is made from rubberised or rubber laminated material.

  1. ^ "The rebirth of the Mackintosh fashion label". The Scotsman. 8 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Mrs Mac is back". The Scotsman. 3 October 2002. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  3. ^ Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 6th ed. (2008)p. 1668