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companyID449
NameRICHARDSON-VICKS, INC.
NationalityAMERICAN
Buisness SectorH1
Founding1890
countryOriginalUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
locationMainGreensboro, North Carolina
locationOtherSelma, North Carolina
serviceTypeHealth
Description

Manufacturer of "Vicks Croup and Pneumonia Salve" (1890), "Vicks VapoRub" (1919) (launched in response to the  Spanish flu), "Vicks Cough Drop" (1931), and other brands. Owned by PROCTER & GAMBLE since 1985. Still exists today.

Sources: Vicks website, "Vicks History"; Wikipedia, "Vicks", "Lunsford Richardson"; Find-a-grave, "Joshua Washington Vick";

serviceNamePneumonia, flu, cough
culturalGroupWestern, foreign, American
MediumNorth China Daily News, newspaper, press
KeywordHealth, cold, season, cough, flu, pneumonia
PeopleRichardson, Lunsford (1854–1919); Vick, Joshua Washington, Dr. (1843-1901)
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