Toilet Duck
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Duck
Duck is the common name for a large number of species in the Anatidae family of birds, which also includes swans and geese. The ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the Anatidae family; they do not represent a monophyletic group but a form taxon, since swans and geese are not considered...
-shape of its bottle, so shaped to assist in dispensing the cleaner under the rim. The design was patented in the 1980s by Walter Düring from Dällikon
Dällikon
Dällikon is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-History:Dällikon is first mentioned in 870 as Tellinghovon.In 1843 the village of Dänikon left Dällikon to become an independent municipality.-Geography:...
, Switzerland. It is now produced by S. C. Johnson & Son
S. C. Johnson & Son
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. , previously known as S. C. Johnson Wax , is a privately held, global manufacturer of household cleaning supplies and other consumer chemicals based in Racine, Wisconsin. It has operations in 72 countries and its brands are sold in over 110...
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Toilet Duck suppliers are becoming increasingly scarce in the United States. The Toilet Duck brand can also be found in the UK and in other countries around the world. In Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, it is known as WC-Ente, previously produced by Henkel
Henkel
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA is an multinational company headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.The company operates in three business areas: Home Care , Personal Care ,...
, and now by S. C. Johnson (Germany), in the Netherlands as "WC-Eend", in France as "Canard-WC" and in Portugal as "WC Pato".
Toilet duck was featured in an episode of the popular sitcom Father Ted
Father Ted
Father Ted is a comedy series set in Ireland that was produced by Hat Trick Productions for British broadcaster Channel 4. Written jointly by Irish writers Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan and starring a predominantly Irish cast, it originally aired over three series from 21 April 1995 until 1 May...
, where Father Jack drank a bottle of it.