In 1930, Richard Drew, a young 3M engineer, invented the first waterproof, see-through, pressure-sensitive tape. The original use was sealing cellophane food wrap for bakers, grocers and meat packers.

Shortly after that, heat sealing cellophange reduced the original use of the new tape. However, Americans in a depressed economy discovered they could use the tape to mend a wide variety of things, like torn pages of books and documents, broken toys, ripped window shades, and even dilapidated currency.

Today, 75 years later, Scotch® has a diversified range of tapes for many different applications and continues to provide consumers with high quality reliable tapes for the home, school and office.