U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for August 22: Soaps and Sprays

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

SOAPS AND SPRAYS

Profile America — Monday, August 22nd. Two ordinary items used in many American households were created by New York City residents on this date in August. In 1865, the first liquid soap was patented by William Sheppard. His formula flowed from mixing a pound of regular soap with 100 pounds of ammonia solution, then dissolving it in water to the consistency of molasses. And in 1939, Julian Seth Kahn received a patent for an "apparatus for mixing a liquid with a gas" — a spray can for whipped cream. Of course, aerosols didn't stop with whipped cream. Today in the U.S., soap and detergent manufacturing is a $21.5 billion a year business. The 173 metal can manufacturing establishments make over $15 billion in annual sales. You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.

Sources: Kane's Famous First Facts, 4271, 7939
Details of inventions/accessed 6/2/2016: http://todayinsci.com/8/8_22.htm#event 
Soap manufacturing/NAICS 325611: http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ASM/2014/31VS101//prodsvc~325611 
Metal can manufacturers and receipts/NAICS 332431:
http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ECN/2012_US/31SG1 
Metal can manufacturing receipts/NAICS 332431: http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ECN/2012_US/31SG6 

Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotion of the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics and accounts drawn from cited non-Census sources are employed for illustrative or narrative purposes, and are not attested to by the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Audio" in the "Library" pull-down menu). 

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SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau

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