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?

[Prudie]

OMG I remember that too and can't recall the name either, none of those mentioned. I can smell it now!

[ABerrant]

http://boards.fool.co...came-in-11948782.aspx

http://www.ukworkshop...rums/glue-t41119.html

[Booldawg]

I thought 'gloy' as well, but thats in a tear shaped plastic bottle and had a slit in the lid to squeeze the glue out.

Yuk! Copydex! used to smell like rotten fish - what DID they make that stuff out of?

[tenrec]

Probably rotting fish!

[rowanwitch]

gripfix was the stuff.... remember it well

[karenmac60]

I was using copydex a few months ago at work and insisted everyone have a good sniff - god it stinks!!! :)

[Hopkirk]

I remember that glue - the white spatula had a hole in it, which popped onto a little plastic thingy inside the lid.

Didn't the glue have a layer of wax over it?

I always felt I wanted to eat the glue.

I can't remember the name either - gripfix doesn't ring any bells.

[Ann]

Thanks for putting me out of my misery folks! I'm sure now it WAS Gripfix!! :)

[sir.prize]

Stephens' Gripfix - I remember it well.

[sunny-dave]

http://www.pictorialg...age/31888-26395-4.jpg

[Ann]

Yes Hopkirk - Gripfix did have a layer of wax on the top, on a new tub, you had to crack it across to get at the glue, and when it was new the wonderful smell of almondy marzipan hit you .....................
I also hate the awful smell of Copydex - I think they make it like rotting fish to stop glue-sniffing. That is why Gripfix was taken off the market, it smelt too nice!