Marketplace - Jan. 29, 2004 Made in Milwaukee
From its old nickname "Workshop To The World" to the fact that more of its population is employed in manufacturing today than almost any other American city its size, Milwaukee provides a lot of goods to the world. Tags: Carmex, Allen-Edmonds, Koss, Black Bear
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Marketplace - Oct. 8, 2009 Insert Sound Here! -what's new with Carmex?
Carmex. The medicated lip balm in small glass jars with the yellow cap. It is and has always been made in Milwaukee. Alfred Woelbing invented the concoction in the 1930's on his kitchen stove to alleviate cold sores. Woelbing (pronounced Well-bing) lived with his wife and children in Wauwatosa... Tags: Carmex, pipe organs, Milwaukee history, Woelbing