The origins of the coathanger are lost in the mists of time, but most anthropologists agree that they have been around for as long as we have been wearing clothes. The earliest evidence of their use is found in the inscriptions of the ancient Egyptians.

(from Museum of Coathangers)

My favorite - The Nimrod



I like the notches for those loop thingies that come in pants and skirts that I usually cut off. And how you can hang two things on one hanger.