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Origins of the highlighter date back to the 1940s. In the next decade Sidney Rosenthal invented the Magic Marker. It was "magic" due to the ability to write on any surface.
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It has been said the wool tip of the traditional felt tip pen was improved with a fiber tip invented by Yukio Horie of the Tokyo Stationary Company in 1962. This inventor did not think to form the invention into a pen.
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The first highlighter was created by the Carter's Ink Company.
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Carter's Ink Company acquires Avery Dennis Corporation
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Flourescent colors were added to the highlighting spectrum. Going beyond YELLOW and PINK.
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When creators of highlighters were trying to entice "die hard" pen users they created the highlighter pen combination. Online sources did not provide a date.
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The retractable highlighter came about following the success of traditional highlighters. Online sources did not provide invention date for this type.
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Highlighter tape came to the market that offered an erasable highlighter that was applied to paper by way of tape. Sourices online did not offer an invention date.
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Success of the highlighter allowed many companies to be creative in their attempts on the market. Trilighters provided one device to have a choice of three colors. Companies all over took advantage of this idea and used these as advertisements imprinting their company logo. Online sources did not provide dates for the trilighter.
