It's National Scotch Tape Day! Today we take it for granted---but back in the day, it was all the rage!
The precursor to the current tapes was developed in the 1930s in St.
Paul, Minnesota by Richard Drew to seal a then-new transparent material
known as cellophane.
And the rest is history! Read more here.
CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO SEE A 1940 AD FOR...THE TAPE DISPENSER! MAKES A GREAT GIFT!
AND YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY....WHEN CELLOPHANE WAS NEW AND EXCITING, 1934; click here
AND FROM 1950, TRICKS WITH SCOTCH TAPE--fun stuff--click here.
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