Chesebrough Manufacturing Company, Consolidated
Description
1880-present
Robert Augustus Chesebrough created petroleum jelly from “rod wax” used by oil workers for cuts and bruises; he made this discovery in 1859, and the product was available on a limited bases in the 1860s. Chesebrough Manufacturing Company, Consolidated was established 1880. The 1920 image below advertises for one of the many Vaseline-based products the company produced; Vaseline is still available today.
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Robert Augustus Chesebrough created petroleum jelly from “rod wax” used by oil workers for cuts and bruises; he made this discovery in 1859, and the product was available on a limited bases in the 1860s. Chesebrough Manufacturing Company, Consolidated was established 1880. The 1920 image below advertises for one of the many Vaseline-based products the company produced; Vaseline is still available today.
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Rights
Public Domain
Source
http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/File:Im19201120ILN-Cheese.jpg