Correction fluid

It was originally called “Mistake Out” and was the invention of Bette Nesmith Graham   (23 March 1924 – 12 May 1980), an American typist. 

 

After her divorce, she realized she would have to find a job to support herself and her son, so in 1951 she became a typist. Unfortunately, she was not a particularly good one, and soon recognized the need for a white paint which could be used to cover all her mistakes.

Using her kitchen and garage as a laboratory and factory, she gradually developed a product that other secretaries and office workers began to buy.

She changed the name to “Liquid Paper” and continued to sell it from home to the next seventeen years.

In 1979, Liquid Paper was bought by Gillette for $47.5 millons plus royalties!

By Mariana Culaciati