A much quoted story to illustrate his business sense is that, when he was just a schoolboy, on one morning he sold 25 smocks.
The smock was 30ft6in m from sill to curb.
The smock is thatched, boarded or covered by other materials, such as slate, sheet metal, or tar paper.
At some point the mill was stripped of machinery and a water tank was built on the smock tower.
These included versions of the service dress uniform, parachute-jump smocks, field jackets, rucksacks and panzer jackets.
The strips are sewn together by hand or machine giving the smock a plaid appearance.
All front-end employees had to wear a navy blue smock.
Wealthy women's smocks were embroidered and trimmed with narrow lace.