Munsingwear, Inc. (U.S.)

Munsingwear, Inc. was a Minneapolis-based designer, importer, manufacturer, marketer, and licenser of branded apparel for men, boys, and women. The company was for many years famous for its union suits, an undergarment consisting of an undershirt and underdrawers combined in a single garment. The company was also said to be the originator of the classic golf shirt.

The company had its beginnings in Minneapolis in 1886 when George D. Munsing, Frank H. Page, and Edward O. Tuttle formed a partnership to manufacture knit underwear for both men and women. The firm was incorporated in 1887 as Northwestern Knitting Company. In 1919 its name was changed to Munsingwear Corporation and in 1923 it was constituted as Munsingwear, Inc. The company acquired Rollins Hosiery Mills, Inc. (Des Moines, Iowa)(1945); the Vassar Company (Chicago, Ill.) (1951); and the Hollywood Maxwell Company (California)(1958).

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