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Published on: 10/14/2007
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"Sleeping under one for a few nights makes a believer out of you", said Don Shingler, Chairman of Don Shingler, Inc., Seattle, a leading designer and manufacturer of goose DOWN comforters whose company started many, many years ago."DOWN or feather/DOWN mixtures is used extensively in five industries" said Shingler."Two of these (upholstered furniture and pillows) use the properties of DOWN compression with continued resilience to spring back into shape as the prime reason for usage.Three (sleeping bags, comforters and clothing) use the insulative properties that DOWN possesses to comfort the human body as the prime reason."Feathers, with its quill that is hollow and filled with oils from the goose, must be separated from DOWN and then washed.Fourteen percent of the feather/DOWN that is removed from an adult goose is DOWN--the balance is feather.About 30% of this feather is commercially usable when used with DOWN or separately as used in 100% feather pillows," Shingler concluded.
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"Yes" said Shingler, "One of the most interesting facts about DOWN is that geese and ducks are raised in every country.DOWN is the "butter 'n egg" money of the world.The housewife saves it up and she exchanges it at the local marketplace.
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Don Shingler told this interesting story.
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Remember" Shingler continued, "It was the first of the hi-flying planes and there was no heat within the plane.