Illustration of a white swan seen from the side on a green background
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The Swan Soap was a brand of soap created Lever Brothers Company in 1941. It was an all-purpose soap and was advertised as being used in the kitchen, the bathroom, and for a baby. Swan soap was a floating soap like its competitor Ivory Soap. Lever sued Procter & Gamble for an infringed patent and won $5.675 million. The Swan Soap is now discontinued.
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