Armaly Brands got its start in the Bahamas in the early 1900's when W.J. Armaly began harvesting, processing and shipping natural ocean sponges around the world. When W.J.'s son John W. Armaly immigrated to the United States, he opened a packing plant on Iron Street in Detroit and began selling natural sponges, marking the birth of the Armaly Sponge Company in the United States. Today, Armaly Brands products are the choice of more than two thirds of consumer and professional buyers who prefer polyester sponges!