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In 1872, a man in a U.S. patent declared ""I,  Robert Chesebrough , have invented a new and useful product from petroleum which I have named Vaseline…". Vaseline: from German wasser, water, and Greek, elaion, oil. [etymology from: What's in a word?  By Robert M. Gorrell. Image comes from the cover]

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And I read it was one time even called Cosmoline. No reason.
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