Posted on 03/16/2024 9:48:20 AM PDT by DallasBiff
Scotch tape was invented in 1930 by banjo-playing 3M engineer Richard Drew. Scotch tape was the world's first transparent adhesive tape. Drew also invented the first masking tape in 1925—a 2-inch-wide tan paper tape with a pressure sensitive adhesive backing.
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It was marketed as “Scotch” tape because the Scots were known to be a wee bit thrifty, and would prefer to mend something rather than throw it out and buy a replacement. In the U.K. it’s just called Sellotape, but originally made by a different company than 3M.
This Guy resembles that remark.
You’re probably right, I may have been thinking of the cat. It’s an enjoyable movie.
I love Jimmy Stewart (especially in westerns). I’ll have to watch it. Thanks.
Aviation talk. When you “stick a landing”
That’s gonna require a lot of tape to hold the aircraft down !!!
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