#BooksForTheHoliday – National Sticker Day

Today’s observance is celebrated on January 13th in honor of R. Stanton Avery‘s birthday. You might wonder why while recognizing “avery” as something related to labels. Well, this is because Mr. Avery created the American inventor who created the self-adhesive label, which is a sticker.

This observance resonates with me because I have fond memories related to stickers. Some are good and some are not. For example, my daughters loved stickers. The downside was when my mother-in-law sent 1000 of them and I would find stickers everywhere in the house. This lead to my purchasing books for the girls to save their collections in. I strongly encourage this option! LOL

“The history of stickers can be traced back to ancient Egypt, where merchants used a form of stickers to label their wares. The modern sticker, however, was invented in 1935 by R. Stanton Avery, who created the first self-adhesive sticker. “

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Originally, gum paste moistened with water was used as an adhesive for labels to create stickers. R. Stanton Avery founded Avery Dennison Corporation in 1935 and invented self-adhesive labels. He began to sell these modern sticker in the 1940s under the name, “Kum Kleen Price Stickers“.

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