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A Pritt Stick brand glue stick. (UK version)
A Pritt Stick brand glue stick. (UK version)

Glue sticks are solid adhesives in twist or push-up tubes. The user can apply glue by holding the open tube, thus keeping their fingers clean. Because of their ease of use, glue sticks are a popular school and office supply. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 102 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)By Richard Wheeler (Zephyris) 2007. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 102 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)By Richard Wheeler (Zephyris) 2007. ... An adhesive is a compound that adheres or bonds two items together. ... Look up glue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

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Applications

Glue sticks are designed to glue paper and card together, as the glue is not as strong as some liquid based variants. They can be used for craft and design, office use and at school. There are now permanent, washable, acid-free, non-toxic, solvent free, and dyed varieties.


The manufacturers recommend replacing the cap after use, and advise that, due to small parts (the cap), children under the age of three should not use it, though the glue is non-toxic so use with children over three is safe.


Pritt Stick

A Power Pritt brand glue stick.
A Power Pritt brand glue stick.

In 1969 the German company Henkel invented the glue stick after studying the "twist-up ease" and convenience of lipstick applicators. The product was released under the Pritt Stick brand. By 1971 the Pritt Stick was being sold in 38 countries, by 2001 in 121. [1] The first solvent free multi-purpose glue stick that could be used for other materials (e.g. wood, glass and some plastics) was the "PowerPritt", which was put on the market in 2003. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... The Henkel Group is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. ... Lipstick is a cosmetic product containing pigments, oils, waxes, and emollients that applies color and texture to the lips. ...


In popular culture

Used in schools and creative environments where children and toddlers are present, glue sticks have become a stereotype of young education.


The product was used in a sketch for the UK comedy show Little Britain, being sniffed by stereotypical chav character Vicky Pollard, as a spoof on sniffing glue (Pritt Stick does not contain volatile solvents, making sniffing ineffectual). Little Britain is a character-based BBC radio and television sketch show written by and starring Matt Lucas and David Walliams. ... Look up chav, charva in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Vicky sniffing glue Vicky Pollard is a fictional character from the cult BBC TV and radio show Little Britain played by Matt Lucas. ... // A soda bottle after being filled with blue paint for the means of solvent abuse in Townsville, Australia. ...


In the UK and Ireland, Pritt Stick has become a generic term used by the public to refer to any type of glue stick.


References

  1. ^ Pritt History. Retrieved on 2007-05-03.

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