Boston's last garment factory switches from making Navy peacoats to PPE gowns

By adamg on Mon, 08/17/2020 - 11:36am An East Boston company that had made some one million peacoats for

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An East Boston company that had made some one million peacoats for Navy sailors over four decades was set to close after the Navy ended its contract - but has now pivoted to making protective gowns for front-line Covid-19 workers.

Mayor Walsh announced today that Boston plans to buy up to 150,000 of Sterlingware's protective gowns for Boston firefighters, EMTs, paramedics and police officers who now need to frequently gown up when dealing with and caring for people who have or might have the virus.

The company, based at 175 McClellan Highway, is Boston's last garment maker.

Now in its third generation of family ownership, it learned in 2017 that the Navy would be replacing its iconic peacoats, made with wool from Midwestern sheep, with some garment made of synthetics. The contract ran out earlier this year.

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