The 3500-square-foot Blair Corporation Museum holds a collection of items as old as the company itself: one-hundred-year-old letters, seventy-year-old products, and machines from the 1940s through today's computers.
John Blair conceived the idea of selling wool raincoats, which were designed to be worn on the outside but lined with rubber, to undertakers across the country. He obtained a mailing list of ten thousand names and immediately sold out to 1,200 suits or wrinkles that he had, which marked the beginning of his business. Since then, the company has been around for a hundred years. Now, they've sold billions of products to millions of Americans.
The company had to suspend the use of wool because it was being used for military uniforms. They then switched to cotton, and this is one of the cotton quotes from 1930. As soon as products like daikon polyester and rayon came out, they became popular.
John heavily endorsed them, and actually, he traveled the world looking for the best deals that he could get on products. He was instrumental in promoting these newer products, making it particularly pleasant for women to get colorful clothes. Now and here we have the 1940s, and this is from 1950, but these were the ones that turned a company into sort of a women's product company.The 1970s era led the company to shift its focus to women's products. Although Blair Corporation still sells men's and women's apparel.
Blair Corporation Museum's exposition tells the story of John Blair's success, tracing how the company evolved from a single product to capitalize on numerous changes and trends over a century, ultimately becoming a well-known brand. Best of all, you can shop in our Blair Retail Store after you tour the Museum. You can stop at the Warren County Visitors Bureau for more information and a coupon for shopping.
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