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R. Stanton Avery

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American inventor (1907-1997)

United StatesScientistsLived 1907 to 1997 · aged 90
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Ray Stanton Avery was an American inventor, most known for creating self-adhesive labels. Using a $100 loan from his then-fiancé Dorothy Durfee and combining used machine parts with a saber saw, he created and patented the world's first self-adhesive die-cut labeling machine.

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Ray Stanton Avery was an American inventor, most known for creating self-adhesive labels. Using a $100 loan from his then-fiancé Dorothy Durfee and combining used machine parts with a saber saw, he created and patented the world's first self-adhesive die-cut labeling machine. In 1935, he founded what is now the Avery Dennison Corporation.

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Lived 1907 to 1997 · aged 90
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