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Encyclopedia > Eddie Bauer

Eddie Bauer is an outdoor clothing and sporting goods chain. Headquartered in Redmond, Washington and a subsidiary of Spiegel, Inc., the company was founded in Seattle in 1920 by its namesake, Eddie Bauer (1899-1986), who invented the first down parka in 1936. General Mills bought Eddie Bauer in 1971, and Spiegel bought it from General Mills in 1988.


Its flagship store is in downtown Seattle's Pacific Place mall.


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Eddie Bauer - Our Founder (544 words)
Born and raised in the state of Washington, he was a husband, a father, a businessman, an innovator and a true outdoorsman.
Eddie Bauer lived a full life filled with ideas and inventions.
1899 Eddie Bauer was born on Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands in Washington on October 19.
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