Robert Chesebrough Vaseline. In 1875, he founded the Chesebrough Manufacturing Company that in 1955 became Chesebrough-Ponds, a leading manufacturer of personal-care products. Chesebrough patented the process of making petroleum jelly (U.S. Patent 127,568) in 1872. By 1874, stores were selling over 1400 jars of Vaseline a day. Chesebrough's success stemmed from firm belief in his product. Before he began selling petroleum jelly, he tested it on his own cuts and burns. Chesebrough was still unable to sell any to drug stores until he travelled around New York demonstrating his miracle product. In front of an audience, he would burn his skin with
Lemon Jelly packaging is designed by Deakin's Airside studios. The bright colours and graphic elements, together with the Lemon Jelly typeface, contribute to the Lemon Jelly "brand". Their first three EPs were released on 10" vinyl in hand-screenprinted sleeves and now trade on eBay for large sums of money. Other interesting sleeves included "Soft/Rock", an unofficial release pressed on pale blue 7" vinyl in a denim sleeve that also contained a condom, and "Rolled/Oats", another unofficial release pressed as a gold picture disc in a hessian bag. Notes Lemon Jelly Lemon Jelly is a British electronic music duo from London, formed in