Here's a HISTORY LESSON: Have you ever heard of Headlight Denim?
Two men have the knowledge to share with us!
Crown headlight was founded in Detroit in 1897 growing to over 300 union employees by 1905. By 1920's they had branches in Montana, California, New jersey, Michigan and Canada. IN 1921 they incorporated and became the Headlight Overall Manufacturing Company. In 1960 the company was purchased by Carhartt; selling under Carhartt Headlight & Fink..........the rest as they say is history; just ask me :-)- Lothar Schäfer
Headlight brand was from Detroit specializing in clothes for railroad workers under the umbrella of Larned Carter & Co (est. 1897). They called themselves “World’s Greatest Overall Makers" . Speaking of "Union Made," around 1920s workwear/uniform unions were threatened by fraudulent prison labor contracts. United Garment Workers of America in partnership with Crown Overall Manufacturing had set up a committee to research the corruption and exploitation matters which plagued prison labor. The magnitude of the issue was visibly reflected in decision of some manufacturers at the time to brand their clothes as "Not Prison Made" -Adriana Galijasevic • Source of info: Jeans- A Cultural History of An American Icon by James Sullivan (pg 37)