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Comfort King Cab Company Coveralls

Comfort King Cab Company Coveralls - Coveralls
Accession #: 4262.1
Title: Comfort King Cab Company Coveralls
Object Type: Coveralls
Participants:
Johnson, Mike (user)
Physical Description: Men's blue coveralls with attached patch above the proper left breast pocket, red stitching on white that reads: "Mike" and attached patch on the center of the back, red stitching on white that reads: "Comfort King". There is an air vent behind the proper right hip pocket. The coveralls are closed by two snaps and a zipper up the front. The long-sleeves have a snap at each wrist.
Description: Mike Johnson built his first hillside combine cab in an old Colfax garage as "a matter of survival." He suffered from extreme allergies at a time when combine drivers had no shelter from the dusty wheat harvest. In 1968, he formed the "Comfort King Cab" corporation, gradually improving models to include air conditioning and filtering. During winter months workers from local families helped him manufacture the cabs, as many as 100 per year. Production stopped in 1977, just after the John Deere company began producing combines with cabs already installed.
Category: History
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
Agriculture (Industry)
Geographical Reference: Colfax (Washington->Whitman County)
Dimensions:
SIZE 42"
length,large 73 1/2"
Materials/Techniques:
cotton (textile) (Material)
polyester (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
Comfort King | Mike
42 long Machine Wash 65% polyester 35% cotton CCA 3 Union Made in U.S.A. RN 39553 (on oange tag inside collar)
Related Exhibits:
Credit Line: Gift of Mike and Karen Johnson, 2011

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