Can you remember this glue?

[Ann]

I was chatting to Buenchico last night on a nostalgia thread about the smell of a glue we used to have in the office in the 60s/70s. It smelt of almond essence and was so strong they eventually took it off the market due to glue-sniffing! It was in a plastic tub like coleslaw is sold in (think it was blue with a white lid) and had a little white spatula attached inside the lid. It was a solid white paste you could spread with the spatula to stick articles in books etc. I'm going mad here trying to remember the name ..... does anyone know please?

[daffy654]

Copydex?

[Ann]

No daffy - its not Copydex, that is runny and still being sold today - thanks anyway. This was a paste, solid - you could stand the little spatula up in it.

[DTCwordfan]

Evostick?

[seadogg]

Was it Cow Gum? I remember using something called that.

[ChuckFickens]

Affixofix?

[Ann]

Nope DT - not Evostick, I will know it when I hear it. Chris and I googled it and looked on Ebay last night but can't remember the brand name. Don't want it for any reason other than nostalgia, and it drives me mad if I can't remember something...............

[Ann]

No - not cowgum or affixofix - good suggestions but not what this was ........ I will know it when I hear it....

[DTCwordfan]

Pritt or PVA

[Ann]

No DT - sorry, but thanks! may look in my 50s/60s books of memories as now it's become a challenge to find out ...............

[DTCwordfan]

http://paint-and-supp...ve-10-oz--658173.aspx

[DTCwordfan]

DAP or Phenoseal (both almond smelling)

[ChuckFickens]

Pelikanol

[Ann]

No smell is almond, but in a plastic tub with lid on (like a cottage cheese carton) GRRRR driving me mad .............. someone on AB must have used it in offices, it was more a paper glue, I used it to stick newspaper cuttings in a monthly editorial publication in the office .....

[ChuckFickens]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelikanol

[Ann]

Nobody is right so far .............. thanks, keep suggestions coming please :)

[vulcan]

this one smells of marzipan
http://www.manufactum...a-paper-glue-p838496/

[Ann]

Now Chuck, that looks similar, its a similar product, smelt of marzipan too, but not that name. Maybe was called something different in UK.........

[ABerrant]

Gripfix ???

[Ann]

That does sound familiar ABerrant - I think that's right, thanks! But nothing comes up when you google it ............ maybe cos it was eventually banned!! It honestly smelt good enough to eat!

[DTCwordfan]

Gloy?