Newspaper cutting
Category
Ephemera
Date
Unknown
Materials
Newspaper
Collection
Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 3131150.2
Summary
Newspaper cutting with two sided advertisement for 'Seccotine' kept in the book 'The right line and circle' by W. Briggs (record 3131150). 'LADIES Have made a remarkable discovery in using Seccotine TO RENOVATE WASHING SILKS, LACES, MUSLINS, HOLLAND BLINDS, &C., &C.' Above which is handwritten 'p. 10. par. 9.' by William Jnr. 'Besides the great primary use of SECCOTINE AS AN ADHESIVE, there are numerous Extraordinary Uses and among these, perhaps the most astonishing is that of renovating SILKS, LACES, EMBROIDERIES, MUSLINS, DRESS MATERIALS, in short , all Textiles that will bear wetting or washing. the results are remarkable. owing to its extreme power of diffusion, every' Seccotine is a brand of refined liquid fish glue. Seccotine originated in Ireland and was first marketed and patented in 1894 by John Stevenson MA (1851-1931). The original manufacturer was the commercial printing company McCaw, Stevenson & Orr Limited of Belfast (founded 1876). In the early 1960s a new product, Seccotine No.2 PVA general-purpose adhesive, was introduced. The products and their registered trade marks for the UK and other clearly defined countries throughout the world were sold in 1968 to the English-based Royal Sovereign Group of Companies. Etablissements Martin, of Paris, which was already manufacturing in France under licence, acquired the trade marks for use in what were then the EEC countries, and certain other scheduled territories. It is one of the few tradenames to have its entry and etymology recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary (1933 edition) where the name is explained as "apparently suggested by Italian secco, dry", though it is possible that the French sec (dry) may also have been an influence.