1949 Texcel Tape Ad on eBay

2 Comments

1. Steve IowaJune 27, 2016 at 3:05 PM

   Texcel tape was produced by a division of Johnson & Johnson. I can remember those cans of tape. In the 1920s, a small Detroit druggist had uncovered and was selling Johnson & Johnson surgical tape to a car manufacturer who used the tape for masking two-tone paint jobs. By 1927, Johnson & Johnson recognized the market potential for tape products in the industrial market and a small department was formed to market "masking tape". Cellophane and paper tapes were soon developed for the industrial market. This new division of Johnson & Johnson was called the Revolite Corporation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permacel Revolite also developed duck tape which has an interesting history here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape In 1930, the magazine Popular Mechanics described how to make adhesive tape at home using plain cloth tape soaked in a heated liquid mixture of rosin and rubber from inner tubes.[8] cellophane history here: http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/cellophanetape.htm And then there is the famous friction tape which would have been the soldiers friend and most likely used on jeeps also. http://wardogmilitaria.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65&products_id=5298
2. David EilersJune 27, 2016 at 4:47 PM

   Great info. Thanks Steve!