Bonnie Bell - that was easy.

Here's a challenging one - Stong Cobb predates 1880 and was a Cleveland wholesale druggery - in 1994 they built the Strong Cobb Building that is now the Gillota Building on the Central Viaduct - the architect was the same as for the Arcade, and Case Main, and he was the first Dean of Structural Engfineering at Case - regarding Strong Cobb, there is a globally-recognized test of pill hardness that they developed called the strong-cobb , and at the turn of the 19th century they had more employees than Sherwin Williams - I think they may have started out selling elixers - they are listed on a website of drug companies that used pot in products - they were acquired, and that was acquired - I think they are now part of ICN - International Chemical and Nuclear - and I believe they still have a presence here - don't know much more yet - I would love for a researcher to dig further so let me know how to arrange that... more on all of this is posted to REALNEO here!

I know a lot about Bonnebell! I graduated from Magnificat High School in Rocky River. Bonnebell --CEO, Jess Bell-- was a big supporter of our school. He was an advocate of physical fitness too and sponsored an annual race/walk-a thon at Magnificat. Bonnebell matched whatever the students were able to raise in sponsorship. The Bonnebell offices on Detroit Road in Lakewood (they look like rows of colorful townhouses on a mews), right by the bend near the entrance to the Metroparks are very cute; they add some class and cheer to an otherwise dull and depressed area. I have tried the lip gloss, and even have one in my makeup drawer now, but I can't say I was ever a big fan. I have always had a good impression of the company, but the fun, youthful image the cosmetics conveyed did n't appeal to me as a goth teen.