U.S. Army Air Corps Commission

In 1942 the United States Army Air Corps commissioned Eddie Bauer to develop the B-9 Flight Parka. More than 50,000 parkas were manufactured for World War II airmen[7]. The parka was designed to keep pilots warm at high altitudes. Of all government suppliers, Eddie Bauer alone was granted permission to affix his company logo to his products used by the army.[5] In addition to the parkas, Eddie Bauer supplied the army with backpacks, pants, and sleeping bags all of which became standard issue for American troops in the war. Prior to his involvement the army had a shortage in sleeping bags, Bauer eventually sold over 100,000 sleeping bags to the armed services.[6]

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The Skyliner

While on a winter fishing trip in Washington, Eddie Bauer developed hypothermia. After this he began trying to develop alternatives to heavy wool garments used by outdoorsmen at the time. He attempted to offset the bulkiness of down by quilting a down-filled jacket. In 1940, Bauer then patented the first quilted goose down-insulated jacket in the United States[7]: U.S. Design Patent 119,122 and introduced it in his store as "The Skyliner." Bauer took out more than 20 patents on various outdoor clothing and sporting equipment between 1934 and 1937.[5]

Eddie Bauer's Sport Shop

In 1920, Eddie Bauer, at the age of 21 established his first store in downtown Seattle. “Eddie Bauer’s Tennis Shop” opened in the back of a local hunting and fishing store. He first specialized in building and repairing tennis rackets and the shop was only open during the tennis season, Bauer spent the rest of the year pursuing his own sportsman activities. Eventually Bauer expanded his line of merchandise to include his own hand-made golf clubs and fishing tackle and he changed the name of his store to “Eddie Bauer’s Sport Shop.” Bauer would go on to develop and patent a standardized shuttlecock[4]. The Bauer Shuttlecock popularized badminton in the United States. While operating this first store Bauer developed his creed, "To give you such outstanding quality, value, service and guarantee that we may be worthy of your high esteem," still used by the modern company[5][6]

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