To reach the salesrooms walk through the office, passing secretarial desks, and the room still furnished with D.A. Barrows's rolltop desk and portraits of Theodore Roosevelt and his friend Calvin Coolidge. The salesrooms and fitting room, most without windows, have the compact and efficient, if cramped, feeling of a ship on which everyone is crowded for a good cause. Hunting coats and pants are among the popular items, easily spotted on Vermont streets during deer season. They are made of heavy fabric in traditional scarlet or bright red or green plaid, featuring many heavy-duty pockets for gear or game. Johnson outdoor pants, worn by outdoorsmen for nearly a century, appear to be indestructible.
All styles are water-repellent.
The all-wool reverse whipcord pants are made inside out for a smooth finish. Boys' or small men's sizes fit women. Sizes are important at Johnson Woolen Mills. Prices are often based on how much fabric used and vary within a single style. Cold Hollow Knitting also supplies the factory store with similar adult sweaters.