1930: 3M begins marketing the first waterproof, transparent, pressure-sensitive tape after employee Richard Drew figures out how to coat strips of cellophane with adhesive. Initially sold by the St.

After 3M introduced waterproof sandpaper in 1921 and masking tape in 1925, McKnight took over a company increasingly looking beyond its core line of sandpapers and abrasives. During McKnight’s stint ...

It's been used for everything from wrapping gifts to protecting blimps. It is so commonplace that it is easy to take for granted. Yet Scotch ® Transparent Tape has an extraordinary history marked with ...