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b. July 26, 1799 and d. May 26, 1862

American inventor. In 1824 he made the first britannia ware manufactured in the United States; in 1839 he discovered the now well-known anti-friction metal that bears his name and is so extensively used in lining boxes for axles and gudgeons. He also engaged in the manufacture of soap.

Some water and oil
One day had a broil,
As down in a glass they were dropping,
And would not unite,
But continued to fight,
Without any prospect of stopping.

Some pearlash o’erheard-
As quick as a word,
He jumped in the midst of the clashing;
When all three agreed,
And united with speed,
And soap was created for washing.

—Early Lessons in Chemistry

Soap was imperfectly known to the ancients. Pliny was the first who mentioned it, and declared it to be an invention of the Gavls.

1524—The manufacture of soap was begun in London.

1804—WIlliam Colgate arrived in New York and was apprenticed to a soap-maker.

1838—Dyer and Hemming invented the ammonia process for making soda.

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