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THE HISTORY OF THE BAND-AID
By Simon Regenold
WHO CREATED THE BAND-AID? WHY? Earle Dickson invented the
band-aid. He created it in response to
his wife constantly cutting her fingers as she cooked.
THE ORIGINAL BAND-AID The original band-aid was a
small gauze pad in the center of a piece of surgical tape.
It was owned by Johnson & Johnson, a company which still owns the Band-Aid brand today.
MARKETING AND INCREASED CONSUMER INTEREST
When the Band-aid started out, sales were very low.
Sales greatly increased after Johnson & Johnson started giving free Band-aids to Boy- and Girl- Scouts.
WORLD WAR II Johnson & Johnson shipped Band-aids overseas to
help with the war effort.
PLASTIC STRIPS In 1951, Johnson &
Johnson introduced Band-Aid plastic strips.
CLEAR STRIPS In 1957, Johnson &
Johnson introduced clear strips.
SHEER VINYL In 1958, Johnson &
Johnson started making Band-aids out of sheer vinyl.
WHAT KINDS OF BAND-AIDS ARE THERE?Today, there are three types of band-aids:
Plastic Bands
Sheer Bands
Clear Bands
HOW MUCH HAS CONSUMER INTEREST GROWN?
Consumer interest has grown exponentially over the years.
In its first year, the Band-aid sold poorly and only $3,000 of Band-aids were sold.
Consumer interest has grown greatly. Billions of Band-aids have been sold. They are sold all over the world.
BIBLIOGRAPHY Author not given. Earle Dickson, (November, 2000) MIT Inventor of the Week,
September 8, 2010, [http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/dickson.html] Author not given. History of Innovation, (2007) Band-Aid, September 12, 2010,
[http://www./bandaid.com/history.do] Author not given. Basic Care, (2007) Band-Aid, September 12, 2010,
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THE HISTORY OF THE BAND-AID
By Simon Regenold