Abercrombie & Fitch not only catered to wilderness specialists, but they also outfitted famous outdoor enthusiasts such as Theodore Roosevelt for his 1909-1910 African Safari, Ernest Hemingway for his long stays in Cuba, and Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh for their flight gear and survival rations. Herbert Hoover and Dwight Eisenhower, famous anglers, are also known to have purchased fishing rods, waders and other gear, directly from the A&F Co., Madison Avenue flagship store in New York City: "Where the blazed trail crosses the boulevard", as shown in the advertisement depicted below.
The US utility patent, US775766A, titled Camping outfit, illustrates a luxury camping cabinet invention for clothes storage, the lower part of which might alternatively be used as a table. The cabinet and shelves were foldable, easily stored and re-assembled for use.
The patent Figure 1 depicts a perspective view of the assembled cabinet, comprising slatted shelves 1 to 4, a canvas back 9 and canvas sides 8. Pocket shelf-holders were attached to each canvas side 8, into which the shelves 1 to 4 were separately inserted. The cabinet stood on four forked uprights 12, with two crossbars 10 from front to rear, resting on the upright forks. The lower part had a larger tabletop 13, resting on its own crossbars 14, lashed to the uprights 12. The lower table portion was detachable from the upper shelves for standalone use. Means might be included to suspend the upright shelves.
Note* US patents were initially called Letters Patent in the European tradition, dating as far back as the 15th century, and at the inception of the United States, at the end of the 18th century, according to the first US Patent Act (1790). The term Letters Patent was then used well into the 19th century, although usage began to shift, following the provisions of the third US Patent Act (1836), which established the United States Patent Office.The term “Letters Patent” is derived from Latin, “litterae patens”, a form of the verb “patere”, which means “to stand open”. In other words, a term that refers to “open letters” in the sense of public or “by decree” and in contrast to private “sealed letters” (in Latin litterae clausae)
Reference
Abercrombie & Fitch (website)
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