Duct Tape

By mfentress

  • steel cables supporting the Manhattan Bridge were first covered in linseed oil then wrapped in duck cloth before being laid in place.

    steel cables supporting the Manhattan Bridge were first covered in linseed oil then wrapped in duck cloth before being laid in place.

  • tape pioneer Richard Gurley Drew at 3M invented masking tape

    tape pioneer Richard Gurley Drew at 3M invented masking tape

  • a team headed by Revolite's Johnny Denoye and Johnson & Johnson's Bill Gross developed the new adhesive tape

    a team headed by Revolite's Johnny Denoye and Johnson & Johnson's Bill Gross developed the new adhesive tape

  • Richard Gurley Drew developed a transparent cellophane-based tape

    Richard Gurley Drew developed a transparent cellophane-based tape

  • Gimbel's department store offered venetian blinds that were held together with vertical strips of duck tape.

    Gimbel's department store offered venetian blinds that were held together with vertical strips of duck tape.

  • the idea to seal the boxes with a fabric tape which she had tested.

    the idea to seal the boxes with a fabric tape which she had tested.

  • The Melvin A. Anderson Company of Cleveland, Ohio, acquired the rights to the tape

    The Melvin A. Anderson Company of Cleveland, Ohio, acquired the rights to the tape

  • HVAC company, Albert Arno, Inc., trademarked the name "Ductape" for their "flame-resistant" duct tape, capable of holding together at 350–400 °F (177–204 °C)

    HVAC company, Albert Arno, Inc., trademarked the name "Ductape" for their "flame-resistant" duct tape, capable of holding together at 350–400 °F (177–204 °C)

  • Jack Kahl bought the Anderson firm and renamed it Manco.

    Jack Kahl bought the Anderson firm and renamed it Manco.

  • jack Kahl rebranded the duct tape made by his company.

    jack Kahl rebranded the duct tape made by his company.

  • the Duck Tape marketing plan involved sending out greeting cards with the duck branding, four times a year, to 32,000 hardware managers.

    the Duck Tape marketing plan involved sending out greeting cards with the duck branding, four times a year, to 32,000 hardware managers.

  • Manco eventually controlled 40% of the duct tape market in the US.[17][22] Acquired by Henkel

    Manco eventually controlled 40% of the duct tape market in the US.[17][22] Acquired by Henkel