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Richard Drew invented The Scotch transparent tape while working as a lab tech at the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, which was then manufacturing sandpaper.
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The Scotch tape was released at the start of the Great Depression when people had to mend and make do.
People used the transparent tape for everything. While many companies were going under, tape sales helped the company to grow.
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