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Ramsay, William (1868 - 1914) |
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| Born: 6 June 1868 Glasgow, Scotland. Died: 4 September 1914 Essendon, Victoria, Australia. | ||
| William Ramsay and Hamilton McKellan opened a small factory producing cleaning products in Carlton,Victoria in 1901.Their products included fire-kindlers and antiseptic sawdust, but their most important product was boot polish. In 1906 they produced a new polish called Kiwi and two years later produced Kiwi Dark Tan, which polished, preserved and restored the colour to dark tan shoes. |
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