William Colgate
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William Colgate was an English-American industrialist who in 1806 founded what became the Colgate-Palmolive company.
A depiction of Colgate in his later years, drawn in 1881
R. R. Colgate mansion, Sharon, Connecticut
Colgate-Palmolive
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The Colgate-Palmolive Company, commonly known as Colgate-Palmolive, is an American multinational consumer products company headquartered on Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The company
William Colgate
…William Colgate (January 25, 1783 – March 25, 1857) was an English-American industrialist who in 1806 founded what became the Colgate-Palmolive company. William Colgate was born in Hollingbourne, Kent, England, on January 25, 1783, He was the son of Robert Colgate (1758–1826), a farmer and…
Headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, New York City
1913 magazine ad of Colgate toothpaste
1915 magazine ad of Palmolive soap
1923 Red Book magazine ad for Colgate’s Ribbon Dental Cream