The Skol Company produced Skol antiseptic for sunburn[1] and Skol sunglasses[2] from the 1920s[3] through the mid-1940s. Based in New York City,[4] their products were available in the United States and Canada.[5] George Gallowhur was president of the business.[4] He developed Skol suntan lotion in the Austrian Alps in the 1920s. He also introduced Skat insect repellent.[3]
Bill Miller and George Gallowhur with Sunstill
In April 1938, the firm signed a five-year contract with the J. Walter Thompson Company for car-card advertising.[1] The following month the Skol Company launched a nationwide campaign to promote Skol sunglasses, utilizing newspapers throughout the United States.[2]
Merger and saleedit
On November 6, 1946, the Skol Company merged with the Gallowhur Chemical Company. Gallowhur maintained his titles as president and treasurer.[6] The Skol business was sold to the J.B. Williams Company in 1948.
Gallowhur died at the age of 69 at the Miami Heart Institute in Miami, Florida, in March 1974.[3]
Referencesedit
^ abAdvertising News and Notes, New York Times, April 26, 1938, pg. 36.
^ abSkol Uses Newspapers, New York Times, April 12, 1938, pg. 42.
^ abcGeorge Gallowhur, 69, Dies; Founder of Skol Company, New York Times, March 5, 1974, pg. 36.
^ abBusiness Notes, New York Times, June 3, 1938, pg. 28.
^Advertising News, New York Times, September 11, 1937, pg. 28.
^Gallowhur Corp. Founder Announces Skol Merger, New York Times, November 7, 1946, pg. 52.
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