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Colgate is an American brand principally used for oral hygiene products such as toothpastes, toothbrushes, mouthwashes and dental floss. Manufactured by Colgate-Palmolive, Colgate's oral hygiene products were first sold by the company in 1873, sixteen years after the death of the founder, William Colgate. The company originally sold soap.
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 specializes in the production, distribution, and provision of household, health care, personal care, and veterinary products.
Colgate University is a private college in Hamilton, New York, United States.The liberal arts college was founded in 1819 as the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York and operated under that name until 1823, when it was renamed Hamilton Theological and Literary Institution, often called Hamilton College (1823–1846), then Madison College (1846–1890), and its present name since ...
Colgate-Palmolive, a corporation; The Colgate Comedy Hour, an American musical variety television show sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive; Colgate Clock (Indiana), an octagonal clock in Clarksville, Indiana; Colgate Clock (Jersey City), an octagonal clock in Jersey City, New Jersey; Colgate University, a private liberal arts college in Madison ...
Martin Hill Ittner (May 2, 1870, Berlin Heights, Ohio - April 22, 1945, Jersey City, New Jersey) was a chemist working for Colgate, now known as Colgate-Palmolive. [1] He is best known for his contributions to applied chemistry, including the development of toothpaste and detergent.
William Colgate was born in Hollingbourne, Kent, England, on January 25, 1783, [1] [2] He was the son of Robert Colgate (1758–1826), a farmer and politician, and his wife Sarah (née Bowles). The family moved to a farm near Shoreham when William was six years old.
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The merger combined the three oldest and largest soap and perfumery companies in the US and was effective July 1, 1928. The combined company was named the "Colgate Palmolive Peet Company. [16] The combined pre-merger sales in 1927 of the three companies exceeded $100,000,000 (equivalent to $1,774,000,000 in 2023).