Actor Armie Hammer is not the heir to the Arm & Hammer baking soda company. The connection is indirect: Armie's great-grandfather, tycoon Armand Hammer, acquired a significant amount of stock in the company's parent company in the 1980s, eventually sitting on the board of directors, due to the similarity with his name.
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No Ownership: The Arm & Hammer brand (owned by Church & Dwight) was founded in 1867, 30 years before Armand Hammer was born.