{"id":2088,"date":"2025-02-28T10:40:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T10:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sticky.newwebsite.cloud\/?p=2088"},"modified":"2025-09-25T10:58:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T10:58:14","slug":"the-birth-of-stickers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/the-birth-of-stickers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Birth of Stickers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2088\" class=\"elementor elementor-2088\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf760d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4cf760d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce7d44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ce7d44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/printed-labels\/custom-stickers\/\">Custom Stickers<\/a>\u00a0are such a universal sight in the modern world that we more or less take them for granted. They have a multitude of uses, from marketing materials to political propaganda to children\u2019s pastime, yet hardly any of us stop to wonder about the origin of this ingenious invention.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1546636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1546636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Papyrus Stickers?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b13cf95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b13cf95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the centuries, various devices have appeared that we might now think of as stickers. Different schools of thought wage war over who came up with the first true sticker, but what does seem pretty clear is that the idea started as a commercial endeavour. Some say the history even dates back as far as ancient Egyptian times. Archaeological excavations have turned up pieces of papyrus, which appear to list the prices of various items of produce, and these were stuck to the walls of markets using some sort of plaster or glue.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e76156d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e76156d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03ab568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03ab568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">18th Century Labels<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146a501 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"146a501\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a7dea3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a7dea3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d240c52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d240c52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ppi-label.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2095\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ppi-label.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ppi-label-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d43d55 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d43d55\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-686e064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"686e064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Next, we come to other marketplaces later on in history \u2013 those of the great European cities during the mid-18th century. Competition between traders in these claustrophobic spaces was extremely high, and many vendors found themselves hoarse from shouting louder than their rivals. A solution was devised in the form of brightly coloured labels that were stuck onto otherwise drab crates, to catch the attention of potential buyers. The labels were made of simple paper that was attached to the crates using a kind of gum paste. It is thought that the word \u201csticker\u201d originated here. They first showed up on fruit crates, then on cigar cases, jars of sweets and all sorts of other merchandise. Of course, labels showing the manufacturer logo still turn up on things like bananas to this day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09f88cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"09f88cc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c15df51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c15df51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Postage Stamp<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a03a215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a03a215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another early sticker was the humble postage stamp, which first appeared in 1839. The inventor Sir Rowland Hill came up with a paste which could be stuck down when it was moistened by licking. A simple idea which revolutionised the world of trade and communication forever more. These days, stamps often no longer have the requirement of licking \u2013 they are the same as stickers as we know them today, which we will come to next. Now, of course, most businesses use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/printed-labels\/categories\/\">PPI Labels<\/a>\u00a0to save time and ensure they are never without postage stamps!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d37c8fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d37c8fe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29087d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29087d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Avery Labels<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53412f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53412f7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c532c4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c532c4a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61de18d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61de18d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Linotype Setting Machine<br \/><br \/>In 1935, R Stanton Avery invented the process which defined the modern meaning of stickers. He designed a machine that put self-adhesive labels onto a paper backing treated with silicone, so they could be peeled off and reapplied elsewhere. Since then, the use of stickers has exploded.<\/p><p>They are extremely popular with children, who put them on lunch boxes, notebooks, windows, furniture and anywhere else they can think of, and some build up massive collections. They often feature popular cartoon characters and there have been such crazes as scratch N sniff and hologram stickers, where the image changes depending on the angle from which you are looking at it. Sticker books combined with stories, where children can add the characters themselves to define the plotline, make hugely popular presents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5938797 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5938797\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb756b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb756b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Linotype_2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2096\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Linotype_2-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Linotype_2-1-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3a9c65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3a9c65\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-447e46b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"447e46b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marketing with Stickers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0403aa1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0403aa1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7851f26 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7851f26\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea905f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea905f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sticky-adrees-sticker-1-1-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2097\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sticky-adrees-sticker-1-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sticky-adrees-sticker-1-1.jpg 377w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f395eec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f395eec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6c6a77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6c6a77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Then there is the ubiquity of the sticker as a marketing item. This was how they started, and nowadays the principle of using them to entice consumers to a product is stronger than ever. They are very often seen on merchandise to display prices, provide more information about an item, or to advertise special offers such as 3 for 2.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee18cce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee18cce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-879810a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"879810a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Address Labels<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-722b523 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"722b523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Along with our good old friend the stamp, other kinds of stickers are massively used in the postal service.\u00a0<a title=\"Address labels\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/printed-labels\/address-labels\/\">Address labels are a boon for businesses<\/a>\u00a0who need a quick way to send out vast quantities of stock. Then there are those stating that an item or piece of luggage is fragile or should be kept the right way up. Things like this can be bought by the roll for ease of use. Stickers showing a company\u2019s logo are a very common sight and you can get sheets full of them. You can also get labels that you can print yourself with any inkjet printer, with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/printed-labels\/waterproof-labels\/\">waterproof varieties also available<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11ebf26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11ebf26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bumper Stickers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b46e1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b46e1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bumper stickers, made out of more hardwearing material, are also a familiar sight around the world. They can be used to show the country a car comes from or to advertise a particular political affiliation or show your support for a certain charity. And then you have the world of racing cars, which are often plastered with advertising, a car\u2019s number, or things like go-faster stripes or flames.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b2eda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0b2eda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sticky Notes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cc3b0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cc3b0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Who hasn\u2019t used those little sticky notes that you can scribble reminders or messages on and leave attached to virtually anywhere, like monitors, fridges or desks? Most modern offices would grind to a halt without this key communication item.<\/p><p>All in all, we should be very thankful to those early, canny entrepreneurs who came up with the first prototype stickers. We might well get stuck ourselves if we didn\u2019t have these little things to help us manage our day-to-day lives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Custom Stickers\u00a0are such a universal sight in the modern world that we more or less take them for granted. They have a multitude of uses, from marketing materials to political propaganda to children\u2019s pastime, yet hardly any of us stop to wonder about the origin of this ingenious invention. 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