History of Tape

Richard Gurley Drew was born.

Jun 22, 1899

Born in St. Paul, Minnesota to Richard and Maud Drew.

Richard Drew joined 3M.

Jan 1, 1923

3M is the company that created Scotch brand tape. http://www.scotchbrand.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/ScotchBrand/Scotch/Resources/History/Timeline/

Richard Drew invented cellulose tape.

Jan 1, 1930

This was latered named Cellophane Tape. http://www.scotchbrand.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/ScotchBrand/Scotch/Resources/History/Timeline/

Scotch Brand introduces the first heavy duty, countertop tape dispenser.

Jan 1, 1932

It’s made from cast iron and weighs almost 7 pounds. http://www.scotchbrand.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/ScotchBrand/Scotch/Resources/History/Timeline/

Scotch Brand invents the iconic "snail" shaped tape dispenser.

Jan 1, 1939

http://www.scotchbrand.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/ScotchBrand/Scotch/Resources/History/Timeline/

The famous plaid deign was introduced onto the tape dispenser.

Jan 1, 1945

http://www.scotchbrand.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/ScotchBrand/Scotch/Resources/History/Timeline/

3M invented the Scotch Magic tape.

Jan 1, 1961

This tape had a matte finish and looked nearly invisible on light-colored paper. http://www.scotchbrand.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/ScotchBrand/Scotch/Resources/History/Timeline/

Richard Drew died.

Dec 14, 1980

Scotch Removable tape is introduced.

Jan 1, 1984

This tape can securely hold things in place but can be easily removed when needed to. http://www.scotchbrand.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/ScotchBrand/Scotch/Resources/History/Timeline/

Scotch Pop-Up Tape Dispenser is introduced.

Jan 1, 1997

Scotch invented the Pop-Up Tape Dispenser which had 2 inch precut strips inside the dispenser that can be easily used. http://www.scotchbrand.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/ScotchBrand/Scotch/Resources/History/Timeline/