OshKosh B'gosh
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OshKosh B'gosh is a children's apparel company founded in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in 1895. It is a subsidiary of Carter's, Inc..
OshKosh B'Gosh was originally founded in 1895 as Grove Manufacturing Company, a small-town manufacturer of adult work clothing. The most notable product was the "hickory striped" overalls for railroad workers and agriculture workers. The name was used for the products after general manager William Pollack heard the "Oshkosh B'Gosh" tagline in a vaudeville routine in New York; the company adopted the name in 1937.
Subject ID: 116305
MoreOshKosh B'gosh is a children's apparel company founded in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in 1895. It is a subsidiary of Carter's, Inc..
OshKosh B'Gosh was originally founded in 1895 as Grove Manufacturing Company, a small-town manufacturer of adult work clothing. The most notable product was the "hickory striped" overalls for railroad workers and agriculture workers. The name was used for the products after general manager William Pollack heard the "Oshkosh B'Gosh" tagline in a vaudeville routine in New York; the company adopted the name in 1937.
It has become best known for its children's clothing, especially bibbed overalls. The original children's overalls, dating from the early 20th century, were intended to let parents dress their children like their fathers. According to the company, sales of the product increased after Miles Kimball, an Oshkosh-based mail order catalog, featured a pair of the overalls in its national catalog in 1960. As a result, OshKosh began to sell their products through department stores and expanded their children's line.
The company was sold to Carter's, another clothing manufacturer, in 2005 for $312 million, though it still operates under the original name.
Subject ID: 116305
Subject ID: 116305
