Scotch Tape - What Tartan?

[MacMullen]

Does anyone have any idea what tartan 3M used with Scotch tape? Google didn't provide me with any answers and 3M and Scotch Tape aren't registered with the Tartan's Authority.



Just curious - not going to have a kilt made from it or anything.

[chasem]

That tartan looks like Wallace, but I'm pretty sure 3M has its own tartan too.

[auld argonian]

We were laughing about this in the store the other day: there were three 3M tartans in a tape display. The Red, Green and Purple. I also remember a light blue, white and black one that was used on reel-to-reel recording tape packages and a yellow, white and black one that was used on their auido cassette packaging back when cassettes were THE new thing. As I think back to my childhood (they had scotch tape THAT long ago?) I seem to remember that the green tartan had yellow in it as well as white and black and that the red tartan had green in it as well as white and black...these recent ones must be just a graphic simplification for a more "contemporary" look.

best

AA

[Bob C]

3M is making wrapping paper in those patterns, too. Paper kilt, anyone?

[mexpiper]

The green scotch tape was for 3/4 inch tape and the red was for 1/2 inch tape. I worked retail for years, and it was easier to tell the differance between the two. The yellow is for double stick tape and the purple was for "crystal" tape.

I found this link on why it is called scotch tape>
http://www.rampantscotland.com/know/...scotchtape.htm

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Well I found this about the naming of scotch tape, but nothing about the actual tartan.

[Riverkilt]

Here's a link for an old book about 3M. The book jacket has a good pic of the tartan, might help figure out if its a clan tartan.

http://www.acollectorschoice.com/si/001761.html

Ron

[Riverkilt]

Hey, you're right Chasem, good eye.

It is the Wallace tartan

http://www.clanwallace.org/tartans2.html

Should be a passport for anyone working for 3M or selling 3M products to wear a Wallace tartan kilt to work

Ron

[MacMullen]

Thanks, that solves the mystery. But where do the yellow and the purple fit in?


Scotch Tape



Wallace Tartan

[chasem]

I don't recall having seen them recently, but I'm guessing they just made slight changes to the Wallace tartan for those. Again, I don't recall what they look like exactly, but that's my guess.