Skol Company Explained

The Skol Company produced Skol antiseptic for sunburn^[1] and Skol sunglasses^[2] from the 1920s through the mid-1940s. Based in New York City, their products were available in the United States and Canada.^[3] 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.

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 UnitedStates.^[2]

Merger and sale

On November 6, 1946, the Skol Company merged with the Gallowhur Chemical Company. Gallowhur maintained his titles as president and treasurer.^[5] The Skol business wassold 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.^[6]

References

1. Advertising News and Notes, New York Times, April 26, 1938, pg. 36.
2. Skol Uses Newspapers, New York Times, April 12, 1938, pg. 42.
3. Advertising News, New York Times, September 11, 1937, pg. 28.
4. Business Notes, New York Times, June 3, 1938, pg. 28.
5. Gallowhur Corp. Founder Announces Skol Merger, New York Times, November 7, 1946, pg. 52.
6. George Gallowhur, 69, Dies; Founder of Skol Company, New York Times, March 5, 1974, pg. 36.