Avery Dennison Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary



PASADENA, Calif.—Avery Dennison Corporation (www.averydennison.com) marked its 75th anniversary as a company on June 2 by having Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Dean A. Scarborough and the Company’s leadership team ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange.



Avery Dennison was founded in June 1935 by R. Stanton Avery, who developed the world's first self-adhesive label and label-making machinery in a loft above a flower shop in downtown Los Angeles. Sales for his first six months of selling removable price stickers to gift shops and other retailers totaled $1,391.