Adhesive tape (Scotch tape)
Cinta adhesiva (Scotch)
- Date
- 1925–1930 · confidence high
- Place
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States (3M)
- Credited to
- Richard Drew (3M; masking tape 1925, cellophane tape 1930)
- Field
- Matter & energy
What it is
Strip of cellophane with a pressure-sensitive adhesive, first for two-tone car paint jobs and later transparent. A universal office and packaging object during the Depression.
What it led to
- 'Fix-it-yourself' culture and modern packaging
- Insulating tape and duct tape (1942)
- Pressure-sensitive adhesives (Post-it)
Built on
- Cellophane1908–1912
- Rubber and adhesive resins
Made possible
- Magnetic tape recording (Magnetophon)1928–1935
- Post-it notes1968-1980
- Duct tape
- Magnetic tape (medium)