One must write with a ball point pen on top of Tipp-Ex, as a liquid ink pen will smudge. Gel ink will require a few seconds to fully dry, but can be used if no ball point pen is available. [ citation needed] Toxicology [ edit ] For children just entering the world of writing, the right school pen can make all the difference. Our selection includes pen choices used nationally by schools with easy grip and smooth nibs - perfect for small hands and developing writing. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

Tipp-Ex correction fluid is a white liquid. It is used for painting over mistakes in a piece of writing. A brush (which was later replaced by a foam applicator) is attached to the cap, so when the bottle is closed, the brush is immersed in the fluid. When unscrewed, the brush is covered in liquid Tipp-Ex which is then painted over the mistake. However, it is still possible to see that the product has been used, and also the original content if the paper is held up to a light. The organic solvent 1,1,1-trichloroethane was originally used as a thinner in the product. This solvent is readily absorbed by the lungs via inhalation. It passes readily through the blood–brain barrier and may be lethal following acute exposure. [6] 1,1,1-trichloroethane is also an ' ozone depleter', being one of the substances responsible for causing damage to the Earth's ozone layer. [7] For both reasons, it has not been added to Tipp-Ex since 2000, and it has been replaced by aliphatic hydrocarbons. [8] See also [ edit ]Monograph For UKPID 1,1,1-trichloroethane". National Poisons Information Service (London Centre). 1 December 1995. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Tipp-Ex correction paper was invented by Wolfgang Dabisch from Eltville, West Germany, who filed a patent in 1958 [2] on Colored film for the correction of typing errors (German: Tippfehler). He subsequently founded a company of the same name. Shortly after that a Tipp-Ex Sales & Distribution company (Tipp-Ex Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG) was founded in Frankfurt by Otto Carls. This company still exists under the name of Tipp-Ex GmbH & Co. KG close to Frankfurt. In 1997, Société Bic acquired Tipp-Ex. [5] Usage [ edit ] Tipp-Ex can often be written on after it has dried.

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Earlier, in 1951, Bette Nesmith Graham invented the first correction fluid in her kitchen and began marketing the product in 1956 as Mistake Out. [4] Tipp-Ex GmbH only started to produce white correction fluid in 1965 under the brand Tipp-Ex, but also as C-fluid. Tipp-Ex is a brand of correction fluid and other related products that is popular throughout Europe. It was also the name of the German company ( Tipp-Ex GmbH & Co. KG) that produced the products in the Tipp-Ex line. While Tipp-Ex is a trademark name for correction products, in some countries it has become a genericised trademark: [1] to tippex or to tippex out means to erase, either generally or with correction fluid.