ABSORENE MANUFACTURING CO

Absorene Manufacturing Company has been making the wallpaper cleaner that bears its name. Absorene wallpaper cleaner is a pink putty-like material that picks up dirt and absorbs it without streaking, crumbling, or ever wetting the wall surface. Like modeling clay it can be shaped to fit in all those little corners and niches that attract dust and dirt. It earned the title . Pink Ball of Magic. for its easy and effective method of cleaning.

The company was founded in St. Louis by H.R. Henderson and in 1900 the business moved into a factory that previously housed the Mullanphy Emigrant Home.

During the early part of the century the Absorene business grew by adding new cleaning products and expanding sales across the country. By the mid 1940s Absorene was the largest manufacturer of wallpaper cleaner in the U.S.

In 1954 the company was purchased by Harry Shear and he extended the product line to include children.s modeling dough made and packaged for many national accounts under private label.

Ralph W. Coldewe, Jr. acquired the Absorene Company in 1976 and greatly expanded the business. In 1989 Absorene acquired Sponge Producers Co., a converter of cellulose and synthetic sponges. And in 1998 the Gulf & West Indies Co., importer of natural sponges, became part of the Absorene Company. Today Absorene remains the premier cleaner for wallpaper, books, paper products, and art work. Our product line covers the full range of natural and synthetic sponges for industrial cleaning, cosmetic application, cleansing sponges, and bath accessories.

Chemical, soot sponge dry to clean surfaces without getting them wet. Wipe away any kind of particulate matter: dust, pet hair, soot, mold, and other stubborn dirt. Made of vulcanized natural rubber, they are non-greasy, leave no residue and are completely safe for use on delicate fabrics.

No matter how you label it, these soot sponges, dry cleaning sponges, chemical sponges are ideal for Fire Restoration cleaning smoke-covered walls, window blinds, lamp shades, wallpaper, fan blades, air vents, wood-burning stoves, and any cleaning where you can't add water. They are especially effective at cleaning television and computer screens.