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THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. MEVAGISSEY MUSEUM. Andrew Pears, the son of a Cornish farmer, was born at Mevagissey and was the founder of Pears Soap.

In 1789 Andrew Pears set up a factory just off Oxford Street in London to produce and sell soap and cosmetic products. Pears began to experiment with the purification of soap, and was able to produce ...