Father’s Day has been celebrated on March 19 as Saint Joseph’s Day
since the Middle Ages. In America, Father’s Day was founded by
Sonora Smart Dodd (below) and celebrated on the third Sunday of
June for the first time in 1910. It is held on various days in many parts
of the world all throughout the year, often in the months of March, May
and June.

Sonora Smart Dodd (February 18, 1882 – March 22, 1978)

Alfred Carl Fuller began what was to become Fuller Brush Company in
a basement shop in Somerville, Massachusetts. In 1906, he moved to
Hartford, Connecticut and founded the company.    

The company began with door-to-door sales of brushes of various
sorts, including hairbrushes with a lifetime guarantee for which they
are famous.

In January of 2018, Galaxy Brush of Lakewood, New Jersey, purchased
the name of Fuller Brush, including all trademarks and patents. Galaxy
Brush, now doing business as Fuller Brush, also acquired the iconic
and very famous name brand and trademarks of Stanley Home
Products.

Alfred Carl Fuller
(January 13, 1885 – December 4, 1973)

7up, circa 1950s