Filson Leather Leash

C. C. Filson moved to the small city of Seattle, Washington in the 1890's. By 1897, the Great Klondike Gold Rush was on, and thousands of fortune hunters were stampeding into Seattle, headed north. Armed with a strong work ethic, a reputation for honesty, and several years' experience operating a small loggers' outfitting store, C. C. Filson opened C.C. Filson's Pioneer Alaska Clothing and Blanket Manufacturers, specializing in goods to outfit the stampeders to the Klondike Gold Rush. Stories of harrowing experiences in the Yukon were widely reported and it was for these terrible conditions that Filson designed his goods. He owned his own mill and manufactured Mackinaw clothing, blankets and knit goods, as well as selling boots, shoes, moccasins and sleeping bags specially designed for the treacherous North. To this day, Filson goods are still made in the USA in Seattle, WA.