<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> armandhammer.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Arm & Hammer is a registered trademark of Church & Dwight, a major American manufacturer of household products . The logo of this brand depicts the ancient symbol of a muscular arm holding a hammer inside a red circle with the brand name and slogan . Originally associated solely with baking soda and washing soda, the company began to expand the brand to other products in the 1970s by using baking soda as a deodorizing ingredient . The new products included toothpaste, laundry detergent, underarm deodorant, and cat litter . </P> <P> The original Arm & Hammer logo usage dates back to the 1860s . James A. Church, son of Dr. Austin Church, ran a spice business known as Vulcan Spice Mills . According to the company, the Arm and Hammer logo represents Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking . </P> <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>

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