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