Arm and hammer
This article is about the symbol. For the brand, see Arm & Hammer. For other uses, see Arm and hammer (disambiguation).
Arm-and-hammer symbol at the Mechanics’ Bank and Trust Company Building in Knoxville, Tennessee The arm and hammer is a symbol consisting of a muscular arm holding a hammer. Used in ancient times as a symbol of the god Vulcan, it came to be known as a symbol of industry, for example blacksmithing and gold-beating. It has been used as a symbol by many different kinds of organizations, including banks, local government, and socialist political parties. It has been used in heraldry, appearing in the Coat of arms of Birmingham and Seal of Wisconsin. The similarity to the name of the industrialist Armand Hammer … Continue Reading (2 minute read)
Was becoming an oil tycoon the way he rebelled against his parents after they named him after the socialist party symbol?
Well my real name is Games Top, so . . .
(First name is pronounced Games, like Gif)
I baby sat a kid years ago whos name was Armen Hammer. I have nothing of value here, I’ve always thought it was a stupid thing to name a kid.
Now there’s a story that you can really sink you teeth into!
Was Armie Hammer named after both his favourite food and his utensil of choice
Unrelated Arman Hammer fun fact. He briefly owned a definitive collection of DaVinci writings which led to it being called the Hammer Codex (or CodexHammer).
Now generally referred to as the Codex Leicester.
When I buy something that has my name on it, usually its a trinket at a gift shop, not a company
In Pottstown Pennsylvania there is a road labeled as Arm (tiny space) and Hammer Blvd. I always wondered if it was three words or four.
I think you’ve clarified that for me! Woo!
My dad’s name is Ed. He was named after his dad, who was named Ed.
Buying stock in a company you hate often makes logical sense to me.
If the company does really well, okay you made a ton of money.
If they don’t, okay great the company you hate is dead.
It’s not perfect, but I can see the logic.
For all my laundry needs,
I use Arm and Hammer.
Removes stains on the very first try.
My clothes never shrink in size.
For the life of me,
I cannot believe that this dirty laundry bin
Still smells like lemons.
Weird, I was told back when Armie got popular for Social network that Armand Hammer started Arm and hammer company. This is much better!
Ironic that a guy named after a socialist symbol became a hypercapitalist.
Fun fact: the British and the Americans stress Arm And Hammer differently. A Brit would say ‘arm and *ham*mer’ whereas Americans say something closer to ‘almond hammer’.
FUNNER FACT: this bonkers stressing of random syllables is what led to the biggest surprise of my trip to Washington DC where, at the age of 33 I learnt there was no such place as the Aaron Space Museum.