R. Stanton Avery
Ray Stanton Avery | |
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R. Stanton Avery in 1974 | |
| Born | January 13, 1907 Oklahoma |
| Died | December 12, 1997 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Stan Avery, Stan the Sticker Man |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, 1932 |
| Occupation | Businessman/Inventor |
| Employer | Avery Dennison Corporation |
| Known for | Invention of the resealable sticker, philanthropic donor, trustee of nonprofit organizations |
| Spouses | Margaret Lolhker (m. 1932)Dorothy Durfee, c. 1935
(died 1964)Ernestine Onderdonk
(m. 1965; died 1997) |
Ray Stanton Avery (January 13, 1907 – December 12, 1997) was an American inventor, most known for creating self-adhesive labels (modern stickers). 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 (also called pressure sensitive) die-cut labeling machine. In 1935, he founded what is now the Avery Dennison Corporation.
Avery served as chairman of the board of trustees of California Institute of Technology, and was a member of the board of trustees of the Huntington Library and the board of trustees of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Avery House at Caltech is named after him.