Difference between revisions of "Brillo Pad"
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[[Image:Im195407GHK-Brillo.jpg|thumb| 1954. From Good Housekeeping magazine of July.]] | [[Image:Im195407GHK-Brillo.jpg|thumb| 1954. From Good Housekeeping magazine of July.]] | ||
The '''Brillo Pad''' was invented in the early 1900s by a cookware peddler and his | The '''Brillo Pad''' was invented in the early 1900s by a cookware peddler and his brother-in-law, a jeweller, as a solution to cleaning blackened cookware. | ||
After demand for the product took off, they offered New York lawyer '''Milton Loeb''' a share of the profits in exchange for assistance in protecting their invention, a "scouring pad" made of fine steel wool and jeweler's rouge. Loeb obtained a patent in 1913 under the trademark '''Brillo''', from the Latin word for "bright." | |||
*1917 The [[Brillo Manufacturing Co]] was selling packaged boxes of six pads and a separate bar of soap. | *1917 The [[Brillo Manufacturing Co]] was selling packaged boxes of six pads and a separate bar of soap. | ||
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* 1997 The Dial Corporation sold '''Brillo''' to [[Church and Dwight Co|Church and Dwight]]. | * 1997 The Dial Corporation sold '''Brillo''' to [[Church and Dwight Co|Church and Dwight]]. | ||
==See Also== | |||
* [http://www.brillo.com/crelations/history.asp] Brillo website | |||
== Sources of Information == | == Sources of Information == | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brillo_Pad] Wikipedia | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brillo_Pad] Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 16:39, 22 December 2008
The Brillo Pad was invented in the early 1900s by a cookware peddler and his brother-in-law, a jeweller, as a solution to cleaning blackened cookware.
After demand for the product took off, they offered New York lawyer Milton Loeb a share of the profits in exchange for assistance in protecting their invention, a "scouring pad" made of fine steel wool and jeweler's rouge. Loeb obtained a patent in 1913 under the trademark Brillo, from the Latin word for "bright."
- 1917 The Brillo Manufacturing Co was selling packaged boxes of six pads and a separate bar of soap.
- 1930s The soap began to be sold with the soap contained within the pad.
- 1962 The company merged with Purex Industries.
- 1985 The Dial Corporation bought Purex Industries.
- 1997 The Dial Corporation sold Brillo to Church and Dwight.
See Also
- [1] Brillo website
Sources of Information
- [2] Wikipedia