<P> It is often claimed that the brand name originated with tycoon Armand Hammer; however, the Arm & Hammer brand was in use 31 years before Hammer was born . Hammer was so often asked about the Church & Dwight brand, however, that he attempted to buy the company . While unsuccessful, Hammer's Occidental Petroleum in 1986 acquired enough stock for him to join the Church & Dwight board of directors . Hammer remained one of the owners of Arm & Hammer until his death in 1990 . </P> <P> Industrial - strength bicarbonate cleaning products are labeled under an Arm & Hammer subsidiary division ARMEX . </P> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul>

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