Stick, stick, stick, stick, and stick the stickers.
- Stickers are typically made from paper or thin plastic with one sticky side that is stuck on objects.
- Stickers have their history in revenue or tax stamps which were used as early as the mid 1700s to collect tax or other fees on certain items, to which they were adhered, and later on in postage stamps.
- In the United Kingdom in 1840, the first adhesive postage stamps in the world were used, which used a dry sticker formula that was moistened to stick the stamp to the item to be mailed.
- Early stickers were paper stuck with gum glue, and were also used to make objects, such as crates, more attractive in the late 1800s.
- The first modern stickers, known as self-adhesive labels, with a peel off backing, were made in 1935 by R Stanton Avery from Oklahoma, United States of America, who founded one of the biggest self-adhesive label companies, the Avery company which changed its name to the Avery Dennison Corporation in 1990.
- Children are often given stickers as rewards, and are common sticker users, using them to decorate items, or make sceneries or pictures with them.
- It is believed that bumper stickers were first made by Forest Gill, who was a printer, to advertise Rocky Mountain’s Rock City attraction.
- Stickers can be sparkly, smelly (scratch ‘n sniff), 3D, fabric, acrylic or plain.
- Stickers come in all shapes and sizes; they can be very large or very small, and are used for many different purposes, including labelling for identification purposes or for addressing mail; for marketing including signage and product labels; and hobbies like scrapbooking.
- Some stickers are laminated to keep their appearance looking good and make them more durable, especially for outdoor purposes.
Bibliography:
The History of Stickers, 2013, Sticker Palace, <http://www.stickerpalace.com/the-history-of-stickers/>
William N, Sticker Printing Facts, 2009, Articles Base, <http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/sticker-printing-facts-796411.html>
