Drew was a 3M (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company) engineer who developed the first practical, transparent, pressure-sensitive adhesive tape. Today in 1930 3M began marketing Scotch Tape ...

1925: Drew invents Scotch ® Masking Tape, the predecessor to transparent tape. This marks 3M's entry into the tape business. The first tape was a two-inch-wide tan paper strip backed with a light, ...

Scotch Brand Transparent Tape, one of the world's most ubiquitous products, will be designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark in a special ceremony on Sept. 19 at 3M Center in St. Paul, Minn.