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[[image:Im201105-Kiwi.jpg|thumb| Ox Blood Boot Polish tin. ]] | |||
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[[image:Im193105GHK-Kiwi.jpg|thumb| May 1931. ]] | [[image:Im193105GHK-Kiwi.jpg|thumb| May 1931. ]] | ||
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1906 This shoe polish was developed by Australia-based Scottish-born inventor William Ramsay, who named it '''Kiwi''' as a homage to his wife, Annie Elizabeth Meek Ramsay, a New Zealander, otherwise known as a Kiwi. | |||
WWI. Its success in Australia expanded overseas when it was adopted by both the British and American armies in World War I. | |||
1922 Listed Exhibitor. Manufacturers of "Kiwi" Boot Polish in seven shades: Black, Tan, and Patent Leather; Light Tan, Brown, Dark Tan and Ox Blood. (Stand No. J.125) <ref>[[1922 British Industries Fair]] p45</ref> | |||
1984 Bought by the Sara Lee Corporation, it is the dominant shoe polish in some countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States, where it has about two-thirds of the market. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 09:34, 13 June 2011
of Church End, Finchley, London, N3
1906 This shoe polish was developed by Australia-based Scottish-born inventor William Ramsay, who named it Kiwi as a homage to his wife, Annie Elizabeth Meek Ramsay, a New Zealander, otherwise known as a Kiwi.
WWI. Its success in Australia expanded overseas when it was adopted by both the British and American armies in World War I.
1922 Listed Exhibitor. Manufacturers of "Kiwi" Boot Polish in seven shades: Black, Tan, and Patent Leather; Light Tan, Brown, Dark Tan and Ox Blood. (Stand No. J.125) [1]
1984 Bought by the Sara Lee Corporation, it is the dominant shoe polish in some countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States, where it has about two-thirds of the market.
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