Re: 'Elmer's glue' ?

[Stan Dodds <dodds@RICE.EDU>]

A Rusli asks:

> Does anybody have information for me, on the substance 'Elmer's glue' (?) ?
>  A physicist friend of mine has heard that this kind of glue with some
> borax can make a good silly putty material.

"Elmer's" is a trademarked name for a casein-based (milk protein) glue
often used in schools and elsewhere for fastening paper, cloth and
similar light porous materials. It is an opaque white fluid about as
viscous as very heavy cream or molasses and rather sticky even when
wet.

The manufacturer is Borden, a multi-national company, so something
similar may be available under a different name outside the US.

Best of luck in your search.

Stan