Stick To It

Today, we celebrate

something we all use…

sure, maybe not every day –

 but we all rely on this…

 It’s Cellophane Tape Day. 

Of course, I head

straight to the history pages

 and look for cool

and weird facts!

Here’s what I found:

Dick Drew… inventor! 

 He invented sticky tape

in 1930. 

This was after the first

 masking tape was introduced

 in the 1920’s.

Drew ordered a huge stretch

of cellophane in order

 to perfect his invention.

  It took him over a year

 to solve his sticky problem.

 He worked out

that a primer coat

needed to be applied to

the cellophane so that

the adhesive

could be applied evenly.

  To make it look better,

 he created colourless adhesives…

 And so, sticky tape was born!

September 8 1930

saw the first trial take place.

  The first roll

of Scotch Cellophane Tape

 was sent to

 a prospective customer,

 who wisely advised

that Dick go ahead

with his product…

"That the set up costs

 would be worth it". 

During the Great Depression,

sticky tape was used

to repair anything

and everything!  

The first tape dispenser

was a heavy unit of a thing

and was introduced in 1932. 

During WWII about 100

different tapes were created

 and used to hold

“everything” together. 

 The plaid design came in in 1945.

 2005 saw the celebrations

of 75 years of Scotch Tape.

  Scotch tape was voted

(in 1985)

as arguably one of the most

 indispensible products

 in our homes…

Sticky tape…

It hasn’t changed much…

but the dispenser

has sure gotten fancy!

Photos from here, here,

here and here.