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As noted on talk page, fairly confusing. There is enough here for B-class but it needs a lot of work. Daniel Case 15:25, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] History

  • What information is there about the history of boilersuits? When were they first made, etc? Anthony Appleyard 22:43, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Split?

Shouldn't this be split into different articles? It looks pretty confusing as it is now... Zigzig20s 01:54, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Origin of "Boiler Suit"

I was told by a relative, who grew up in a shipbuilding town in Scotland in the 1930s, that the name "boiler suit" originated in the use of the garments by the men who's job it was to descale the boilers of steam ships, a particularly filthy and unpleasant job, even in an era of hard physical work.

This sounds completely plausible however I've not been able to find any on-line source to confirm it, as searches for "boiler descaling" and "history" don't seem to find anything useful. Is there any way this can be included in the article (or the Boilersuit section of it)? The spirit of winter 20:27, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Verification query

  • Someone added this query box: "Information in this article or section has not been verified against sources and may not be reliable. Please check for inaccuracies and modify as needed, citing the sources against which it was checked.". Which bits of info in page Overall are queryable? Anthony Appleyard 13:59, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pockets

It would be useful to include some discussion about the different pockets sewn on the bib, their uses and how they evolved. D. Fairbourn (10/31/2007) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.65.134.213 (talk • contribs)

I agree. Do you know of any reliable sources that describe the subject? ~a (user • talk • contribs) 18:18, 31 October 2007 (UTC)