Paraffin treated 22 oz. 100% cotton twill tote bag. Filson's water repellent canvas is ridiculously tough and will wear beautifully, developing a broken-in patina over time that makes it special to each individual owner. This attractive tote sports a leather handle, four exterior pockets (2 large, 2 small), and a un-embellished interior compartment. Its outdoors-friendly construction means it's significantly manlier than the silk screened cotton bag you've been borrowing from your girlfriend - gentlemen, it's time to upgrade.
MEASURES: 14 inches wide by 14 inches tall by 5 inches deep
Born in 1850, C. C. Filson moved to the small city of Seattle, Washington in the 1890's Filson's timing couldn't have been better. By 1897, the Great Klondike Gold Rush was on, and thousands of fortune hunters were stampeding into Seattle, headed north. Armed with a strong work ethic, a reputation for honesty, and several years' experience operating a small loggers' outfitting store, C. C. Filson was ready to stake his claim to fame.
In 1897, Filson opened C.C. Filson's Pioneer Alaska Clothing and Blanket Manufacturers, specializing in goods to outfit the stampeders to the Klondike Gold Rush. Stories of harrowing experiences in the Yukon were widely reported and it was for these terrible conditions that Filson designed his goods. He owned his own mill and manufactured Mackinaw clothing, Mackinaw blankets and knit goods, as well as selling boots, shoes, moccasins and sleeping bags specially designed for the frigid North. Filson kept in close contact with his customers, improving his goods to meet their specific needs. The stampeders depended on Filson. In that era, clothing wasn't a matter of choice, but of survival. |
