Despite the name, Scotch tape wasn’t invented by the Scottish. It was invented by a college dropout named Richard Drew from Minnesota who worked for a small sandpaper company founded in 1902 called ...

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 ...

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.

One of the most recognized products in the world—Scotch Tape—was invented by Richard G. Drew (1899–1980), a banjo-playing, engineering school dropout who had the good sense to apply for a job at 3M ...

Richard Drew never wanted an office job. Yet the banjo-playing college dropout, born 120 years ago this Saturday, would go on to spend some four decades working at one of America’s largest ...

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Maybe your ungrateful family doesn’t value all the thought and care you put into wrapping gifts, but that Scotch tape you’re using is the true underappreciated workhorse: It’s ubiquitous, immensely ...

Part of a 1949 ad for Scotch tape, which was billed as a "thrifty" way to make repairs around the home. Jussi/Flickr CC Depending on who you ask, Scotch tape was first marketed on this day either in ...