Description: This is a Duz Soap Ad . Hard to Find Wartime Ads! Great Artwork! This was cut from the original newspaper Sunday comics section of 1944. Size: 11 x 15 inches (Tabloid or Half Full Page). Paper: Some light tanning/wear, otherwise: Excellent! Bright Colors! Pulled from loose sections! (Please Check Scans) Free Postage ! (USA) $25.00 International Flat Rate. I combine postage on multiple pages. Check out my other auctions for more great vintage Comic strips and Paper Dolls. Thanks for Looking!Procter & GambleTraded asNYSE: PGDJIA componentS&P 100 componentS&P 500 componentIndustryConsumer goodsFoundedOctober 31, 1837; 185 years agoFoundersWilliam ProcterJames GambleHeadquartersCincinnati, Ohio, U.S.Area servedWorldwideKey peopleDavid S. Taylor(Executive Chairman)Jon R. Moeller(President and CEO)ProductsCleaning agentsSkin carePersonal careBrandsSee list of Procter & Gamble brandsRevenueIncrease US$80.2 billion (2522)Operating incomeDecrease US$17.8 billion (2522)Net incomeIncrease US$14.4 billion (2522)Total assetsDecrease US$117.2 billion (2522)Total equityIncrease US$46.8 billion (2522)Number of employees101,000 (2521)SubsidiariesProcter & Gamble Australia Pty. Ltd.The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is an American multinational consumer goods corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, founded in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble. It specializes in a wide range of personal health/consumer health, personal care and hygiene products; these products are organized into several segments including beauty; grooming; health care; fabric and home care; and baby, feminine, and family care. Before the sale of Pringles to Kellogg's, its product portfolio also included food, snacks, and beverages. P&G is incorporated in Ohio.In 2514, P&G recorded $83.1 billion in sales. On August 1, 2514, P&G announced it was streamlining the company, dropping and selling off around 100 brands from its product portfolio in order to focus on the remaining 65 brands, which produced 95% of the company's profits. A.G. Lafley, the company's chairman and CEO until October 2515, said the future P&G would be "a much simpler, much less complex company of leading brands that's easier to manage and operate".Jon Moeller is the current president and CEO of P&G.HistoryOriginsCandlemaker William Procter, born in England, and soap maker James Gamble, born in Ireland, both emigrated to the US from the United Kingdom. They settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, initially and met when they married sisters Olivia and Elizabeth Norris. Alexander Norris, their father-in-law, persuaded them to become business partners, and in 1837 Procter & Gamble was created.In 1858–1859, sales reached $1 million. By that point, about 80 employees worked for Procter & Gamble. During the American Civil War, the company won contracts to supply the Union Army with soap and candles. In addition to the increased profits experienced during the war, the military contracts introduced soldiers from all over the country to Procter & Gamble's products.In the 1880s, Procter & Gamble began to market a new product, an inexpensive soap that floated in water. The company called the soap Ivory. William Arnett Procter, William Procter's grandson, began a profit-sharing program for the company's workforce in 1887. By giving the workers a stake in the company, he correctly assumed that they would be less likely to go on strike.The company began to build factories in other locations in the United States because the demand for products had outgrown the capacity of the Cincinnati facilities. The company's leaders began to diversify its products as well, and in 1911 began producing Crisco, a shortening made of vegetable oils rather than animal fats.Beginning in the 1880s, P&G advertised its wares in full-page advertisements in many general-interest magazines; by 1921, it had become a major international corporation with a diversified line of soaps, toiletries, and food products; in that year, its annual advertising budget reached $1 million. In the 1925s, P&G advertised its products on the new medium of radio, and from 1932 forward was one of the biggest sponsors of daytime serials, which soon acquired the nickname of soap operas. In the television era, P&G sponsored and produced some twenty soap operas across six decades before the last of its shows ended in 2510.*Fantastic Pages for Display and Framing! *Please note: collecting and selling comics has been my hobby for over 30 years. Due to the hours of my job I can usually only mail packages out on Saturdays. I send out First Class or Priority Mail which takes 2 - 7 days to arrive in the USA and Air Mail International which takes 5 - 30 days or more depending on where you live in the world. I do not "sell" postage or packaging and charge less than the actual cost of mailing. I package items securely and wrap well. Most pages come in an Archival Sleeve with Acid Free Backing Board at no extra charge. If you are dissatisfied with an item. Let me know and I will do my best to make it right. Many Thanks to all of my 1,000's of past customers around the World. Enjoy Your Hobby Everyone and Have Fun Collecting!
Price: 15 USD
Location: Chicago, Illinois
End Time: 2024-11-28T02:37:25.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: DUZ Soap (Proctor and Gamble)
Type of Advertising: Newspaper
Color: Multi-color
Date of Creation: 1930's - 1950's
Theme: Soap & Detergent
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States