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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.