Ngo-1747, injineli yaseFransi uFrançois Freneau wenza i-raincoat yokuqala ehlabathini. Wasebenzisa i-latex efunyenwe ngomthi ngerabha, waza wafaka izihlangu zelaphu kunye neejazi kule sisombululo se-latex ukuze adiphe aze agqume, emva koko yayinokudlala indima yokuba ingangeni manzi.
Kwifektri yerabha eScotland, eNgilane, kwakukho umsebenzi ogama linguMackintosh. Ngolunye usuku ngo-1823, uMackintosh wayesebenza waza ngempazamo wathontsiza isisombululo serabha kwiimpahla zakhe. Emva kokuba efumene, wakhawuleza ukuyosula ngezandla zakhe, owayesazi ukuba isisombululo serabha sibonakala ngathi singene kwiimpahla, asizange sisule nje kuphela, kodwa sagqunywa saba yingcezu. Nangona kunjalo, uMackintosh ngumsebenzi olihlwempu, wayengenakukwazi ukulahla iimpahla, ngoko usanxibe ukuze asebenze.
Kungekudala, uMackintosh wafumanisa: iimpahla ezigqunywe ngerabha, ngokungathi zigqunywe ngomaleko weglue engangeni manzi, nangona zibonakala zimbi, kodwa zingangeni manzi. Wayenengcamango, ngoko ke yonke impahla igqunywe ngerabha, isiphumo senziwe ngempahla engangeni manzi. Ngale ndlela intsha yempahla, uMackintosh akasakhathazeki ngemvula. Olu lutsha lwasasazeka ngokukhawuleza, kwaye oogxa bakhe efektri babesazi ukuba balandele umzekelo kaMackintosh baza benza irabha engangeni manzi. Kamva, udumo olukhulayo lwerabha yemvula lwatsala ingqalelo yengcali yesinyithi yaseBritane uParks, naye owafunda le mpahla ikhethekileyo ngomdla omkhulu. UParks wayevakalelwa kukuba, nangona igqunywe ngerabha yempahla engangeni manzi, kodwa iqinile kwaye ibuthathaka, ukunxiba umzimba akukuhle, kwaye akukhululekile. UParks wagqiba ekubeni enze uphuculo oluthile kolu hlobo lwempahla. Ngokungalindelekanga, olu phuculo luthathe iminyaka engaphezu kweshumi yomsebenzi. Ngo-1884, uParks wasungula ukusetyenziswa kwe-carbon disulfide njengesinyibilikisi sokunyibilikisa irabha, ukuveliswa kwetekhnoloji engangeni manzi, kwaye wafaka isicelo selungelo lomenzi. Ukuze le nto intsha ingasetyenziswa ngokukhawuleza kwimveliso, ibe yimpahla, iiParks zathengisa ilungelo lomenzi wechiza kwindoda egama linguCharles. Emva kokuba iqalile ukuveliswa ngobuninzi, igama leshishini elithi “Charles Raincoat Company” nalo laduma kwihlabathi liphela kungekudala. Nangona kunjalo, abantu abazange balilibale udumo lukaMackintosh, wonke umntu wayibiza i-raincoat ngokuthi “mackintosh”. Nanamhla, igama elithi “raincoat” ngesiNgesi lisabizwa ngokuba “mackintosh”.
Emva kokungena kwinkulungwane yama-20, kwavela iplastiki kunye neendidi ezahlukeneyo zamalaphu angangeni manzi, kangangokuba isitayile nombala wee-raincoat ziya zityeba ngakumbi. I-raincoat engangeni manzi yavela kwimarike, kwaye le-raincoat ikwamele inqanaba eliphezulu lobuchwepheshe.
Ixesha lokuthumela: Novemba-04-2022