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On March 12, 2010, Armaly Brands, the largest producer and distributer of polyester sponge product in the United States, best known for its proprietary Estracell More Sanitary sponges, purchased the Brillo soap pad operation from [[Church & Dwight]]. Armaly Brands is located in [[Walled Lake, Michigan]]. |
On March 12, 2010, Armaly Brands, the largest producer and distributer of polyester sponge product in the United States, best known for its proprietary Estracell More Sanitary sponges, purchased the Brillo soap pad operation from [[Church & Dwight]]. Armaly Brands is located in [[Walled Lake, Michigan]]. |
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In more recent years the terminology "Brillo Pads" has been used to describe something that is brilliant or excellent. |
In more recent years the terminology "Brillo Pads" has been used to describe something that is brilliant or excellent. |
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Furthermore, the Brillo Pad has also been used as an adjective by young people in order to describe consistent promiscuous behaviour. It was first used to describe famous Irish athlete C. Breen in 2010. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[S.O.S Soap Pad]] |
* [[S.O.S Soap Pad]] |
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Furthermore, the Brillo Pad has also been used as an adjective by young people in order to describe consistent promiscuous behaviour. It was first used to describe famous Irish athlete C. Breen in 2010. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 19:09, 22 September 2010
Brillo Pad is a trade name for a scouring pad, used for cleaning dishes, and made from steel wool impregnated with soap.[1] The concept was patented in 1913. The name Brillo is from the Latin word for 'bright' according to the company's website.[1] (A significant problem with this etymology is that no such word exists in Latin; however, Italian, French, and Spanish do have words for 'shine' or 'bright' beginning with brill-.)
It came at a time when the introduction of aluminum pots and pans (replacing cast iron) was creating a quiet revolution in the kitchen. Easily blackened by coal fires, the shiny newness of the cookware didn't last long.
In the mid 1960s the pop artist Andy Warhol made a sculpture of a look-alike cardboard transportation carton for Brillo Soap Pads.
History
In the early 1900s, in New York, a cookware peddler and a jeweler (his brother-in-law), were working on a solution to the blackened cookware.[1] Using jeweler's rouge, with soap and fine steel wool from Germany, they developed a method to scour the pots and pans when they began to blacken. The method worked, and the peddler added this new product, soap with steel wool, into his line of goods for sale.[1]
Demand for the steel wool and soap with the jeweler’s rouge increased quickly, and the peddler and the jeweler decided to patent the product.[1] They sought advice from New York attorney Milton Loeb. Because they lacked the money to pay for legal services, they offered attorney Loeb an interest in their business instead. Loeb accepted, and in 1913, he secured a patent for the product under the name Brillo (the Latin word meaning "bright"). The partnership that formed between the peddler, the jeweler and the attorney became known as the Brillo Manufacturing Company, with headquarters and production operations in New York City.[1]
By 1917, the company was selling packaged boxes of six pads, with a cake of soap included.[1] It was only in the 1930s that the soap was contained within the pad. The company merged with Purex Industries in 1962. The Dial Corporation bought Purex Industries in 1985. In 1997, it sold Brillo to Church and Dwight. In the US, Brillo is made in London, Ohio.
On March 12, 2010, Armaly Brands, the largest producer and distributer of polyester sponge product in the United States, best known for its proprietary Estracell More Sanitary sponges, purchased the Brillo soap pad operation from Church & Dwight. Armaly Brands is located in Walled Lake, Michigan.
In more recent years the terminology "Brillo Pads" has been used to describe something that is brilliant or excellent.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Brillo: A History Of Cleaning". Church and Dwight. 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-24.