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From YouTube: A Lost Art, Alive and Well in Baltimore County

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Aetna Shirt was founded in Baltimore in 1916, and has produced quality casual, sport, dress and formal shirts for retailers, international designers, and shirt makers. Aetna Shirt later moved to eastern Baltimore County where today they celebrate 100 years of shirt making.

The Makers of Baltimore County:
13,800 manufacturing jobs. 492 manufacturing companies. $948 million total annual wages.

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Here in essex, we make woven apparel., we make casual, sport,, dress, and formal shirts..

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We also make higher quality, better sewn,.

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And custom lab coats for medical professionals.

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And we also make pilot shirts for commercial airline pilots.

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And also we make all the formal shirts for the united states, army and air force.

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I'm proud to say we have a 100th anniversary.

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For the aetna shirt company.

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What a lost art this is, and it really is fascinating.

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This will help get us the story out that traditional manufacturing is alive and well.

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Here in baltimore, county.

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Aetna started in downtown baltimore in 1916.

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And thankfully we have been in business continuously since that time.

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And we're very proud to be here in essex..

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What we've focused on is customer service,.

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Maintaining high quality, products, and hanging in there.

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You know, business is not for the faint of heart.

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It's a little bit rough and tumble.. There are times when you have to steel yourself and it's nice when things go. Well.

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But the main thing is to just persevere and continue on.

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And look for whatever assistance you can get.

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