Dr. Denton
Encyclopedia
Dr. Denton or Dr. Denton's is a (historically) well-known American
brand of blanket sleeper
s, formerly manufactured by the Dr. Denton Sleeping Garment Mills of Centreville, Michigan
. The company was founded in 1865, originally as the Michigan Central Woolen Company, and from the late 19th Century through the first half of the 20th Century was probably the single best-known manufacturer of blanket sleepers in the United States. The brand was so well-known that Dr. Dentons became (and remains today) a genericized trademark
. The trademark has since changed hands several times, but has remained in sporadic use by various corporate entities into recent years.
The name Dr. Denton derives from Whitley Denton, an employee of the company who created the original design on which its product line was based. The appellation of "Doctor" was a marketing gimmick, intended to give the impression that the garments were designed (and implicitly endorsed) by a medical doctor
.
United States
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brand of blanket sleeper
Blanket sleeper
The blanket sleeper is a type of especially warm sleeping garment worn primarily during the winter in the United States and Canada...
s, formerly manufactured by the Dr. Denton Sleeping Garment Mills of Centreville, Michigan
Centreville, Michigan
Centreville is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Joseph County. The population was 1,579 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land....
. The company was founded in 1865, originally as the Michigan Central Woolen Company, and from the late 19th Century through the first half of the 20th Century was probably the single best-known manufacturer of blanket sleepers in the United States. The brand was so well-known that Dr. Dentons became (and remains today) a genericized trademark
Genericized trademark
A genericized trademark is a trademark or brand name that has become the colloquial or generic description for, or synonymous with, a general class of product or service, rather than as an indicator of source or affiliation as intended by the trademark's holder...
. The trademark has since changed hands several times, but has remained in sporadic use by various corporate entities into recent years.
The name Dr. Denton derives from Whitley Denton, an employee of the company who created the original design on which its product line was based. The appellation of "Doctor" was a marketing gimmick, intended to give the impression that the garments were designed (and implicitly endorsed) by a medical doctor
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
.