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Addis was founded in 1780 by an English Entrepreneur, William Addis. In 1770, William was sent to prison for causing a riot. Whilst in prison, he decided that the current method to clean teeth at the time could be improved upon. To that end, he saved a small animal bone from a meal, drilled small holes in the bone, and obtained bristles which he then tied in tufts and passed through the holes in the bone, finally sealing with glue to create the toothbrush.
After his release, William started a business to manufacture the toothbrushes, and soon became very wealthy. By 1840, toothbrushes were being mass-produced in England, France, Germany, and Japan.
