Spackling paste
Spackling paste is typically used to fill holes, small cracks and other minor surface defects in wood, drywall, and plaster. Three versions of spackling paste are currently on today's market: 1. regular paste (heavy); 2. lightweight; 3. lightbodied (somewhat a combination between heavy and light).
Trademark
Spackle is a registered trademark of the Muralo Company, located in Bayonne, New Jersey. The original dry powder product (to be mixed with water by the user) was brought to market in 1927[1] then patented and trademarked in 1928. The word "spackle" has since become a genericized trademark applied in the United States to a variety of household hole-filling products. The first written appearance of the generic use of the word "spackle" was around 1940.[2] Some observers think that the product name was itself derived from the German word spachtel, meaning "putty knife" or "filler". Other possible derivations include shpaklevat (Russian; to fill holes with putty or caulk), szpachla (Polish; spatula or putty knife) and spaklieven (Yiddish; to fill in small holes in plaster.)[3][4]
A similar (but not identical) product is sold in Britain, Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand under the brand name Polyfilla, a term that has also become a genericised trademark.[citation needed]
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- ↑ "WiseGEEK. ''What is Spackle?''". Wisegeek.com. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ↑ "Merriam-Webster Online. ''spackle''". Merriam-webster.com. 2007-04-25. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ↑ "The Daily Apple (blog). Saturday, December 30, 2006. ''Apple #213: Spackle''". Dailyapple.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ↑ "Mendele: Yiddish literature and language. ''Contents of Vol. 14.005. July 5 , 2004''". Retrieved 2010-01-12.
