The invention of tape

In 1928, in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, Richard Drew invented scotch tape. St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. Applications were filed in the United Kingdom and the United States on May 30, 1928. Drew developed a very light, one-press-fit adhesive, the first attempt Not sticky enough, so Drew was told: "Take this thing back to your Scottish bosses and ask them to put more glue." ("Scotland" means "stingy".) But during the Great Depression, People have found hundreds of uses for this tape, from repairing clothes to protecting broken eggs.