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Where did a Q-tip get its name?
Does it stand for anything??
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Q-tips
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Q-tips® are the best-known brand of cotton swabs in Canada and the United States. Q-tip brand cotton swabs are manufactured by Unilever. Most commonly they are used for cleaning ears (though entering the ear canal to remove earwax is not advised, as stated on the package) or applying medicine or makeup.
It was first produced in 1923 after Leo Gerstenzang, the original founder of the Q-tips Company, observed his wife adding cotton to toothpicks. It was originally called Baby Gays and in 1926 was changed to Q-tips Baby Gays. Later the name Baby Gays was dropped. The "Q" in the name stands for quality.
"Q-tip" has become a genericized trademark in much of Canada and the United States (people refer to any brand of cotton swab as a Q-tip)
Source(s): From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 decade ago
Q-tip got its name from the inventor, Leo Gerstenzang, in 1923. The original name for a cotton swab was "Baby Gays," which was later changed to "Q-tip Baby Gays" (in 1926) and then later to "Q-tip." The Q stands for Quality!
Source(s): Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-tips Q-Tips.com: http://www.qtips.com/history.html - Anonymous1 decade ago
INVENTER LEO GERSTENZANG FIRST CALLED IT BABY GAYS. IN 1926 HE CHANGED IT TO Q-TIPS BABY GAYS. THEN DROPPED BABY GAYS. THE Q STOOD FOR QUALITY.
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