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Inhave no idea why today is the day for cellophane tape—butnsince someone, at some point, made it so, let’s salute cellophanentape inventor Richard Drew today!
Inhave no idea why today is the day for cellophane tape—butnsince someone, at some point, made it so, let’s salute cellophanentape inventor Richard Drew today!n
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Drewnhad earlier invented masking tape to fulfill a particular customer’snneeds. In the late 1920s, Drew found out that a customer needed anwaterproof covering for insulation batts. He had heard of someonencovering masking tape with cellophane to make it waterproof andndecided to try to make the tape itself out of cellophane.
Drewnhad earlier invented masking tape to fulfill a particular customer’snneeds. In the late 1920s, Drew found out that a customer needed anwaterproof covering for insulation batts. He had heard of someonencovering masking tape with cellophane to make it waterproof andndecided to try to make the tape itself out of cellophane.n
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Drewnordered 100 yards of cellophane and set to work on how to applynadhesive to one side so it could act as a tape. At first the adhesivenwouldn’t spread evenly, but he fiddled around until he developed anprimer that would allow an even adhesive layer. Still, the cellophanensplit far too easily inside the machines. Drew made adjustments tonthe machinery. Finally, in September of 1930, Drew’s first roll ofnScotch Cellophane Tape was sent to a customer. And it’s been onwardnand upward ever since.
Drewnordered 100 yards of cellophane and set to work on how to applynadhesive to one side so it could act as a tape. At first the adhesivenwouldn’t spread evenly, but he fiddled around until he developed anprimer that would allow an even adhesive layer. Still, the cellophanensplit far too easily inside the machines. Drew made adjustments tonthe machinery. Finally, in September of 1930, Drew’s first roll ofnScotch Cellophane Tape was sent to a customer. And it’s been onwardnand upward ever since.n
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nScotchntape has been used in many weird and wonderful ways. For example,nfarmers sometimes use this sort of tape to cover cracks in turkeyneggs—and the turkey hatchlings continue to develop normally andnthen hatch. Scotch tape has been use to shield the Goodyear blimpnfrom corrosion and to repair airplane rudders. It’s been used tonattach labels to horses and to pick up broken glass, to repair tornnmoney and to plug holes in balloons, to remove smudges from walls andnto lift fingerprints from surfaces.
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nIt’sneven been used in art! n
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nHerenis a video of an artist “painting” with a variety of tapenproducts, and here is a photo gallery of amazing tape sculptures! n
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nAlsonon this date:
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nFeminist Amelia Bloomer’s birthday
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nEnvironmentalist Rachel Carson’s birthday
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