Mackintosh is a raincoat and jacket brand founded in 1824 in Scotland, and owned by Tokyo firm Yagi Tsusho (八木通商) since 2007.[1][2] Yagi Tsusho also distributes Barbour in the Japanese market.[3] It is named after its Scottish founder Charles Macintosh. The common name "mackintosh" is now the generalised term for a balmacaan-style raincoat.[4]
History
Charles Macintosh started his waterproof raincoat company in 1824. In 1830 Macintosh's company merged with the clothing company of Thomas Hancock in Manchester