What is the history of Tippex?
What is the history of Tippex?
Tipp-Ex became a registered trademark with the German patent office in 1987. Earlier, in 1951, Bette Nesmith Graham invented the first correction fluid in her kitchen and began marketing the product in 1956 as Mistake Out, later called Liquid Paper.
What is the difference between Tippex and Tipp-Ex?
It was also the name of the German company (Tipp-Ex GmbH & Co. KG) that produced the products in the Tipp-Ex line. While Tipp-Ex is a trademark name for correction products, in some countries it has become a genericised trademark: to tippex or to tippex out means to erase, either generally or with correction fluid.
When did Tipp Ex start making correction paper?
Tipp-Ex correction paper. In 1951, Bette Nesmith Graham invented the first correction fluid in her kitchen and began marketing the product in 1956 as Mistake Out, later called Liquid Paper. The Tipp-Ex company was founded in 1959, in Eltville, Germany, by Wolfgang Dabisch.
Why is Tipp-Ex banned in schools?
In 1988 the Ayrshire Education Authority (AEA) banned the use of Tipp-Ex in all its schools, by staff and students alike. The reason given was the possibility of the solvent ( 1,1,1-trichloroethane) being inhaled by children as a form of substance abuse.
When was the first Tipp Ex Tape made?
Yet another Tipp-Ex company was founded in 1979, in Buntingford, England, by Neil Taylor. In 1992 Tipp-Ex introduced its first correction tape, followed in 1995 by the successful Pocket Mouse which worked as a best seller.
How many trucks were on display at Harrogate show 2019?
The 2019 show saw more than 150 trucks go on display in and around the Harrogate Convention Centre. All of the major truck manufacturers exhibited, along with the bodybuilders, the tanker suppliers, the tipper bodybuilders, the tipping gear manufacturers and many more.
