Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,694 pages of information and 247,077 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Dettol

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1945. From Picture Post magazine of 28th July.

1929 Albert Leopold Reckitt, grandson of Isaac Reckitt, using his chemistry knowledge, and the bacteriologist, W. C. Reynolds, developed the Dettol antiseptic disinfectant liquid, which was marketed by Reckitt and Sons from 1933. Regarded as an important development in the science of antisepsis, Dettol was initially marketed for hospital use, especially in maternity cases to combat puerperal fever, but soon became a household name.

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Sources of Information

  • Biograpy of Albert Leopold Reckitt, ODNB [1]