DCHP-2
point-blanket coat DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a warm woollen coat made of the same material as Hudson's Bay blankets.
See also: Hudson's Bay blanket coat
- 1935 The original mackinaw coats were made from Hudson's Bay "Point" blankets for the British soldiers who, during the war of 1812, fought in the neighbourhood of Mackinaw. Captain Charles Roberts was unable to obtain greatcoats for his men, so commandeered a supply of "Point" blankets and coats were designed and made by one of his men.
- 1955 All rigged out in handsome Hudson's Bay point-blanket coats are the famous and fabulous Vees.
- 1935 The original mackinaw coats were made from Hudson's Bay "Point" blankets for the British soldiers who, during the war of 1812, fought in the neighbourhood of Mackinaw. Captain Charles Roberts was unable to obtain greatcoats for his men, so commandeered a supply of "Point" blankets and coats were designed and made by one of his men.