Mentholatum
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Website | www.mentholatum.com |
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The Mentholatum Company, Inc. is a maker of non-prescription health care products founded in 1889 by Albert Alexander Hyde in the
History
Beginning (1889–1935)
The beginning of The Mentholatum Company started when Albert Alexander Hyde left the real estate market in 1889. With the collapse of the market, Hyde established a new partnership called The Yucca Company, located in Wichita, Kansas, which focused on manufacturing and marketing shaving creams, laundry soap, and toilet soap. The Yucca Company was the beginning of The Mentholatum Company.
When The Yucca Company started manufacturing a cough syrup containing a blend of camphor and menthol, named Vest Pocket Cough Specific, Hyde became intrigued by the soothing and anti-inflammatory effects of menthol. After 4 years of research and experimentation, the company introduced the original "Mentholatum Ointment" in December 1894, which consisted of a combination of menthol and petrolatum. The product was so successful that in 1903, Hyde opened a second office in Buffalo, New York, to handle sales and distribution east of the Mississippi River. In 1906, The Yucca Co. officially incorporated the name "The Mentholatum Company" after its flagship product, and no longer sold soap. In 1909 a new factory was built in Wichita, Kansas, and in 1919, a second factory was built in Buffalo. The Wichita factory was closed after Hyde's death in 1935, and the corporate offices were moved to Wilmington, Delaware, in 1937 and later to Buffalo in 1945.[2]
Japanese expansion and acquisition (1913–1988)
Their products spread to Japan through the missionary work of the American,
In 1975, a Japanese pharmaceutical company
International expansion (1988–1999)
In October 1991, The Mentholatum Zhongshan Pharmaceuticals was founded in
In 1998, Mentholatum moved its headquarters to Sterling Drive in
Mentholatum in the 21st century
As of 2005, the company sells its products in more than 130 countries. Mentholatum acquired the Oxy Skin Care branding (but not all the product formulas) from
The Mentholatum Company Buildings
The Mentholatum Company Building | |
Location | 1360 Niagara St., Buffalo, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°55′16″N 78°53′56″W / 42.92111°N 78.89889°W |
Area | 0.94 acres (0.38 ha) |
Built | 1919 | , 1946, 1947, 1966
Architect | George Townsend |
Architectural style | Daylight Factory |
NRHP reference No. | 100000657[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 21, 2017 |
The Mentholatum Company Building, also known as the Garrett Leather Building, is a historic factory building located in Buffalo, Erie County, New York.[9] The original section was built in 1919, and is a four-story, reinforced concrete daylight factory building. It has a rectangular plan and is eight bays wide by five bays deep and has a flat roof. A one-story garage / loading dock addition was constructed in 1947, and expanded in 1966. The Mentholatum Company operated out of the building until 1997.[10] The building has been redeveloped as an apartment building known as The Mentholatum.
The Mentholatum Company Building at 1300 East Douglas in Wichita, Kansas is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places (National Register of Historic Places listings in Sedgwick County, Kansas). It was designed by Wichita architect U. G. Charles and built by the Wurster Construction Company in 1908. It is associated with the founder of Mentholatum, A. A. Hyde.
References
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/16/2017 through 3/2/2017. National Park Service. 3 March 2017.
- ^ "WW1 British Home Front Boxed Mentholatum & Tin & Breathable Balm". www.atlasantiques.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ ISBN 9781558623910– via Internet Archive.
- Online version: "The Mentholatum Company Inc". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
International Directory of Company Histories
- Online version: "The Mentholatum Company Inc". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- Nihon Keizai Shimbun (日本経済新聞) (in Japanese). 18 July 2019. Archivedfrom the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Springville Journal Staff. January 30, 2015 The Mentholatum Company thanks WNY residents for success Archived 2016-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Mentholatum buys GlaxoSmithKline unit". Buffalo Business First. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Mentholatum buys Phisoderm brand". Buffalo Business First. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "The Mentholatum Company Celebrates Its 125th Anniversary". www.prnewswire.com. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Mentholatum Company National Register Nomination". buffaloah.com. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2019. Note: This includes Derek King; Matthew Shoen; Kelsie Hoke; Caitlin Moriarty & Jennifer Walkowski (September 2016). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: The Mentholatum Company Building" (PDF). Retrieved 6 October 2019. and Accompanying photographs
Further reading
- Alex Taylor. Amazing Mentholatum and the Commerce of Curing the Common Cold, 1889–1955. Angeles Crest Publications, Inc.; 1st edition (October 20, 2006) ISBN 9780978617301
External links
- Mentholatum - The Official Global Corporate website
- The Mentholatum apartment building
- Buffalo Rising: First Look: Mentholatum (August 2017)
- Buffalo Rising: Construction Watch: Mentholatum Conversion Underway (February 2017)
- Buffalo Rising: Ciminelli Ready to Start Mentholatum Conversion (January 2017)
- Buffalo Rising: Done Deal: Ciminelli Buys Garrett Leather Building (February 2016)
- Buffalo as an Architectural Museum: Mentholatum Company / Mentholatum Apartments