Hanes
John Wesley Hanes' brother Pleasant H. Hanes founded the P.H. Hanes Knitting Company in 1901. The brothers previously operated a tobacco manufacturing business, that they sold to R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in 1900. The P.H. Hanes Knitting Company merged with Hanes Hosiery in 1965. The P.H. Hanes Knitting Company complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Consolidated Foods (later renamed Sara Lee) announced its purchase of Hanes in 1978.
Wren's Super Wax Shoe Polish
Wren's is the brand name of a British shoe polish, first launched, produced and sold in England in 1889. It is one of the few remaining shoe polish brands to exist through three centuries. The founder of the brand was William Edward Wren.