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S.O.S Soap Pad is a trade name for an abrasive cleaning pad, used for household cleaning, and made from steel wool saturated with soap. In 1917, Irwin Cox of San Francisco, California, an aluminum pot salesman, invented a pre-soaped pad with which to clean pots. As a way of introducing himself to potential new customers, Cox made the soap ...
Soap mills are common in public washrooms in Germany. [3] Soap graters made specifically for home use [4] [2] can be wall-mounted or free-standing (like a pepper grinder) and waterproof for use in a shower. [5] [6] Some graters take specially-dimensioned soap bars, others will take a range of ordinary soap bar sizes. [3] [2]
Brillo is a trade name for a scouring pad, used for cleaning dishes, and made from steel wool filled with soap. [1] The concept was patented in 1913, at a time when aluminium pots and pans were replacing cast iron in the kitchen; the new cookware blackened easily.
Stainless steel soap is a piece of stainless steel, in the form of a soap bar or other hand-held shape. Its purported purpose is to neutralize or reduce strong odors such as those from handling garlic , onion , durian , guava , salami , or fish .
Custom architectural crafted glass, tempered glass, textured glass pieces, and the ancient art of verre églomisé, or reverse gilded glass, are applied to contemporary uses including countertops, backsplashes, and tabletops. Glass work may be customized to suit by craftsmen in the studio, then installed on site either in small components (such ...
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A pewter soap dish made in Meriden, Connecticut between 1807 and 1835 is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. [11] An 1887 medical journal discusses an operating table that includes a built-in soap dish [12] and an 1892 book on industrial arts shows a soap dish attachment for a scrub bucket. [13]
Curbside recycled glass from homes and businesses is the largest source of post consumer recycled glass (California recycled 79% of its glass bottles in 2008), but salvage glass is an emerging new source. Many more state and municipal governments have begun to mandate the separation and recycling of the glass pulled from demolished buildings.