Inventor. He was an entrepreneur and is widely credited as the inventor of the toothbrush and he began mass production of them in 1780. He left the business to his eldest son, also called William, and it stayed in family ownership until 1996. Under the name Wisdom Toothbrushes the company now manufactures 70 million toothbrushes per year in the UK.
Inventor. He was an entrepreneur and is widely credited as the inventor of the toothbrush and he began mass production of them in 1780. He left the business to his eldest son, also called William, and it stayed in family ownership until 1996. Under the name Wisdom Toothbrushes the company now manufactures 70 million toothbrushes per year in the UK.
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