Value News Articles - ACME Corp

Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote

By: Kelly Chisum | Category: Other | Issue: July 2015

The name Acme became popular for businesses by the 1920s, when alphabetized business telephone directories such as the Yellow Pages began to be widespread. There was a flood of businesses named Acme, including Acme Brick, Acme Markets, and Acme Boots. Early Sears catalogues even contained a number of products with the "Acme" trademark, including anvils, which are frequently used in Warner Bros. cartoons.

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