And his ingenious solution—masking tape—would revolutionize 3M and set the stage for eventual development of Scotch ® Transparent Tape. By the early 1920s, two-toned cars were the rage, and that ...

3M’s Scotch brand masking tape and cellophane tape were small ... had a matte surface that could be written on, unlike previous transparent tapes, and it resisted yellowing with age.

1930: 3M begins marketing the first waterproof, transparent ... the tape as a cheap home-repair tool. "Cellophane Tape" picked up the "Scotch" tag, according to legend, when a St. Paul car ...

Despite the name, Scotch tape wasn’t invented ... to create a tape that used this clear cellophane as a backing. Unfortunately, the machinery that 3M used in order to apply the adhesive to ...

This year marks a significant milestone for 3M's Scotch™ Brand as it ... Drew iterated on his design and developed transparent Scotch® cellophane tape. This invention was another game-changer ...

Invented in 1930 by Richard G. Drew, a 3M engineer, Scotch transparent tape has been used for everything from wrapping gifts to protecting blimps. But for a time in its early development ...

There are plenty of products and services that are used in place of the verb or noun, scotch tape being the name for adhesive tape. Oli joined the Latest News team in 2021, taking an interest in ...

The final four products were 3M’s Scotch Magic Tape, Red Wing Shoes’ Beckman Boot, Action Manufacturing’s Action Trackchair and Midwest Floating Island’s Innovative National Aquarium Wet Land.