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It was in that Pendleton successfully introduced a women's clothing line. In the 's the Pendleton Shirt was advertised as an outdoor fashion or casual sportswear and was targeting an every growing market of that time. In the 's the shirt started to achieve "cult" status and one of the reasons was the surging popularity of famous American artists called the "Pendletones" who named themselves after the wool plaid shirts they wore. They later changed their name to the Beach Boys and having achieved fame on the stage endorsed Pendleton Shirts to young Americans.
In the 's Pendleton created the Board Shirt featuring two chest pockets with flaps and rounded corners.
Up until the late 's the pockets matched the pattern of the shirt but in the 's the pattern was intentionally mismatched in a 45 degree angle to create a more youthful look. The labels on the shirts can help date the shirts to a certain period.
In the 's and 40's the Pendleton tags did not have any sizing information on them. In the 's and 's the shirts have a different pattern matching on the pockets and they also added an additional collar lining.
The shirt tags began to display sizing in the bottom right corner. The Pendleton Shirts from the 's to early 's can easily be identified from the woolmark tag inside.
This tag remained unchanged until the early 's. From until , the shirts made during this period do not have the yellow frame on the tag anymore and feature a different font style on the label. Today, Pendleton shirts are no longer made in the U. Other classic wool shirt models that Pendleton has created are: The Trail Shirt — has a straight collar and elbow patches with one button-through pocket.
Why would any say "Portland? Bakersgma , Apr 15, It sounds like Pendleton has hired someone new to handle their email responses. Of course they have records of their labels! Their designs and production lines are carefully and thoroughly documented. Maybe the person just didn't want to take the time to help. Not an excuse, though, and such actions generally are not tolerated by a reputable company like Pendleton.
In any event, Barry Friedman's book, Chasing Rainbows: Here is also his web page that has examples of the labels and dates: Taupou , Apr 15, Bakersgma , yourturntoloveit and tyeldom3 like this. The corporate headquarters are in Portland. All the Indian style blankets are made in Pendleton.
Other lines, such as clothing, home goods, and upholstery are made in the Washougal mill. The clothing usually carries a different label than the blankets, but it is not uncommon for clothing labels to show up on blankets, sometimes the result of some creative sewing skills on the part of sellers, who hope the buyer will just see the "Pendleton" part and not be familiar with the difference. I've even seen them on cotton camp blankets, which were never made by Pendleton.
Notify me of new posts by email. I've found good resources for Pendleton shirts and blankets but I can't find anything to determine the age of Beaver State blankets. We have tartan items galore for women , men , and home. All Pendletons made after have square corners. From that time forward the Navajo ceased making wearing blankets and wove only rugs for sale through the white traders. Taupou , Apr 18,
I've been through Pendleton twice , but of course, "corporate" being in Portland does make sense - although that would have been a heck a ride before the interstate went through. Bakersgma , Apr 16, His daughter inherited the business, married C. Bishop, a successful retail merchant, and their three sons were responsible for expanding the manufacturing to a mill in Pendleton in Headquarters for the business which is now in the 6th generation of family ownership was established in Portland in It still seems like a long drive from the east side of the state to the west, or vice versa, especially in the winter.
Taupou , Apr 16, I did not know that.
And yes - a heck of a drive! I never looked that closely at the labels, I guess. Bakersgma , Apr 18, The last Beaver State labels on blankets after the one shown here went into production in , and said Pendleton, Oregon until very recently.
While Pendleton is the only pioneer Indian blanket manufacturer still in existence, there were many If a blanket has retained its label dating is quite simple. In , Pendleton was one of many mills producing wool blankets for Native The Pendleton archives hold a lot of history, some of it dating back to our.
Now apparently neither Portland nor Pendleton, Oregon is used.