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Scotch 75th Anniversary - Celebrate Scotch Tape!

75th Anniversary Press Releases

Looking for a press release about the 75th anniversary of Scotch® transparent tape? A complete list appears below. You'll need the free Adobe Reader to view these files.

Tape Dispensing with Style (PDF, 1,034 KB) - 6/1/2005

Scotch Transparent Tape "Sticks" to its Roots (PDF, 626 KB) - 6/1/2005

Scotch Transparent Tape – Still Aging Beautifully After 75 Years (PDF, 593 KB) - 6/1/2005

Scotch Transparent Tape: 75 Years of Holding Things Together (PDF, 633 KB) - 6/1/2005

Scotch Brand Transparent Tape Product Fact Sheet (PDF, 1,353 KB) - 6/1/2005

Fun Facts That Stick! (PDF, 871 KB)

75 Uses for Scotch Brand Transparent Tape (PDF, 651 KB) - 6/13/2005

A Tale of the Tape: Scotch Brand Timeline (PDF, 1,423 KB)


You'll need an MPEG video player, such as Windows Media Player, to play the following video:

The History of Scotch® Tape Video (MPEG, 26.6 MB)


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