As anyone who has lived with me, worked with me, or knows me very well, can attest to this, cellophane tape is a part of my DAILY, I really mean DAILY, life!!!! So, it is just befitting that I, of all people, honor and celebrate the National Cellophane Tape Day!!! So, here we go.... Hurray :) 🎂
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NATIONAL CELLOPHANE TAPE DAY
Observed annually on May 27th is National Cellophane Tape Day. It is hard to imagine where we would be without this invention. How would we wrap our Christmas and birthday gifts?
This everyday household and office item, which is also known as invisible tape or Scotch Tape, was invented by Richard Gurley Drew (June 22, 1899 – December 14, 1980). Drew joined the 3M Company in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1920, first inventing the masking tape in 1926, followed by the invention of the cellophane tape in 1930.
Originally designed to seal Cellophane packages sold in grocers and bakeries, the new adhesive missed its mark. By the time all its drawbacks were resolved, DuPont introduced heat-sealed cellophane.
Regardless, with a resounding endorsement from customers, 3M found a market in both the home and the office.
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