- Scotch Tape
Scotch Tape is used to describe certain
pressure sensitive tape s manufactured by3M as part of the company's Scotch brand.The precursor to the current tapes was developed in the 1930s in Minneapolis, Minnesota by Richard Drew to seal a then-new transparent material known as
cellophane . [http://www.3m.com/brands/scotch/anniversary/images/ScotchHistoryFinal.pdf] Although it is atrademark ed brand name, it is sometimes used in theUS and elsewhere as a generic term for transparent adhesive tape. The Scotch brand includes many different constructions of tape. Use of the term "Scotch " in the name has apejorative origin. To cut costs 3M applied the adhesive only to the edges of the tape. A remark was made by a St. Paul automobile detailer that the stingy Scotch bosses needed to put more adhesive on it, and the name has stuck ever since. [http://www.3m.com/brands/scotch/anniversary/images/FunFacts.pdf] Scotty McTape, akilt -wearingcartoon boy, was the brand'smascot for two decades, first appearing in 1944. [http://www.3m.com/brands/scotch/anniversary/tale_plaid.html Scotch 75th Anniversary - The Tale of the Tape - Mad about Plaid ] ] The familiar plaid design, a take on the Wallace tartan, was introduced in 1945. The Scotch brand and Scotch Tape are registered trademarks of 3M. ).
=See also=
*Magic Tape
*Sellotape
=References=External links
* [http://www.3m.com/brands/scotch/anniversary/tale.html The History of Cellophane Tape and the Scotch Brand]
* [http://www.3m.com/brands/scotch/anniversary/ Scotch 75th Anniversary] — pages with history information and old commercials featuring Scotty McTape
* [http://www.scotch-tape.co.uk/ www.scotch-tape.co.uk] — the official website for the UK
* [http://www.scotchtape.com/ www.scotchtape.com] — the official website for the USA
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