▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁South ▁Australian ▁representative ▁cr ick eters ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 5 ▁death s ▁Category : Austral ian ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : S outh ▁Australia ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : C rick eters ▁from ▁Ad ela ide <0x0A> </s> ▁Dr . ▁D ent on ▁or ▁Dr . ▁D ent on ' s ▁is ▁a ▁( histor ically ) ▁well - known ▁American ▁brand ▁of ▁blank et ▁sleep ers , ▁formerly ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁the ▁Dr . ▁D ent on ▁S leep ing ▁Gar ment ▁M ills ▁of ▁Centre ville , ▁Michigan . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁originally ▁as ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Central ▁W ool en ▁Company , ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁through ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁was ▁probably ▁the ▁single ▁best - known ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁blank et ▁sleep ers ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁brand ▁was ▁so ▁well ▁known ▁that ▁Dr . ▁D ent ons ▁became ▁( and ▁remains ▁today ) ▁a ▁generic ized ▁tra dem ark . ▁The ▁tra dem ark ▁has ▁since ▁changed ▁hands ▁several ▁times , ▁but ▁has ▁remained ▁in ▁sp or adic ▁use ▁by ▁various ▁corpor ate ▁entities ▁into ▁recent ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁Dr . ▁D ent on ▁der ives ▁from ▁Wh itle y ▁D