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[[Image:Pears-Soap-barbox.jpg|right|thumb|350px|A box and bar of Pears soap (75g)]]
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'''Pears transparent soap''' is an old brand of soap, first produced commercially in [[1789]] by [[Andrew Pears]] at a factory just off [[Oxford Street]] in London, England. Andrew Pears was born in [[Cornwall]] around [[1770]] and came to London in about [[1787]], where he trained as a [[barber]].
Requiring a gentle soap (which at that time was hard to obtain), he developed a [[soap]] based on [[glycerin]], made with only natural products. The novelty of the soap's transparency also gave it a marketing advantage.
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In [[1835]], his grandson Francis Pears joined the business and created the company A&F Pears Ltd. In [[1838]] Andrew Pears retired, leaving Francis in charge of the company. In [[1851]] the company was awarded the prize medal for soap at [[The Great Exhibition]].
Again, welcome! It's great to have you. Happy editing! --[[User:Spangineer|Spangineer]] <small>[[User talk:Spangineer|<font color=brown>(háblame)</font>]]</small> 16:28, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)
Francis' son-in-law [[Thomas J Barratt]], sometimes referred to as the father of modern advertising, eventually took over the firm.
==[[Billy Boys]]==
In [[1862]], production of the soap moved to [[Isleworth]], and three years later Francis' son, Andrew, joined A&W Pears Ltd. as joint [[proprietor]] and ran the factory, whilst Thomas ran the head office in London.
I would ask you to reconsider your vote for deletion as this article has been expanded. [[User:PatGallacher|PatGallacher]] 17:56, 2005 July 16 (UTC)
In the mid [[1910s]], A&W Pears Ltd. became part of [[Lever Brothers]] and moved production to [[Port Sunlight]] in north west [[England]].
== Mythology ==
Pears soap is now produced in [[India]], and is available in 75g and 125g sizes.
I just stumbled across a remarkably good piece on the interrelationship between Mesopotamian myth and Gensis in the artilce [[Adam and Eve]] - see the section called Mythologies or some such. [[User:PiCo|PiCo]] 12:38, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
The concave shape of the soap is formed by shrinkage while the soap is drying, and is not due to [[Molding (process)|molding]].
== Alchemy POV ==
==References==
Well, Alchemy is obviously POV, very POV..... but I removed that same sentence before and Jorge Stolfi had an absolute shitfit..... be prepared for a fight, and let me know if you need help.
*[http://www.pjonline.com/Editorial/19991218/articles/soap.html The Pharmaceutical Journal - A short history of soap (1999)]
: The guy can shitfit all he wants, that sentence shouldn't be there. Besides being POV, it's also wrong. --[[User:Stevefarrell|Stevefarrell]] 17:24, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
*[http://www.cornwalls.co.uk/history/people/andrew_pears.htm Cornwall guide - People - Andrew Pears]
::But, I should mention that if you can properly cite things he can't really stop you from fixing the POV problem.
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::[[User:King Vegita|KV]] 20:53, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
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:::Or, alternatively, he can't really stop me from removing the POV sentence because POV sentences are against Wikipedia policy. I don't need to cite anything, it basically said 'Alchemy is obviously stupid, and should be pointed and laughed at'. Though if I have to, I will. --[[User:Stevefarrell|Stevefarrell]] 21:08, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
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: No worries. It wasn't exactly hard to add myself back. I'm sure it was just a mistake. Hope to see you in the edit history of some football articles! --[[User:Stevefarrell|Stevefarrell]] 10:28, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
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