Scotch drafting tape
Date1994
Inventory Number2014-1-0090
ClassificationDrafting Equipment
Subject
Manufacturer
3M Company
1902 - present
Seller
Charrette Corporation
1964 - 2006
Dimensionseach roll: 13.5 × 13.1 × 1.5 cm (5 5/16 × 5 3/16 × 9/16 in.)
Material
Description2 rolls of Scotch drafting tape in original sales packaging with price labels.
In Collection(s)
Signed(C) 3M 1994 Made in Canada. Fabrique aux Canada. Hecho en Canada on back of package
Inscribedon the front of the package: Scotch (R) / Drafting Tape / Ruban pour dessinateur Scotch (MD) / Cinta Scotch (R) Para Trazar / (on the left side) 1 Roll/rouleau/ / rollo / 1/2 in x 60 yd / 12.7 mm x 54.8 m / 230 / (on the righ side) (black dot) Peels off easily / and cleanly / (dark dot) Holds flat and firm / (black dot) S'enleve facile;ent, / et proprement / (black dot) Fixe solidement le / papier a plat / (black dot) Se desprende facil y / limpiamente / (black dot) Quedq plana y / firme / (at the bottom) (R) md 3M
on the back of the package: *Peels Off Easily and Cleanly (black circle) Holds Flat and Firm / S'enleve facilement et proprement (black circle) Fixe / solidement le papier a plat / Se desprende facil y limpiamente (black circle) Queda plana y firme / Scotch (R) Drafting Tape holds drawings and tracings to drawing board. Holds lightly but firmly, yet re- / moves easily when work is completed. Leaves no adhesive residue. / Le ruban pour dessinateur Scotch (R) fixe legerement les dessins et les calques sur la plqnche a dessin, tout / en les tenant bien en place. Il s'enleve facilement une fois le travail termine. Ne laisse pas de residus de colle. / La Cinta Scotch (R) Para Trazar sujeta los dibujos y calcados a la mesa de dibujo. Sujeta ligeramente pero / con firmeza y se desprende facilimente una vez que se termina el trabajo. No deja residuos de adhesivos. / (on the left side) (illustration) / Scotch (R) Drafting Tape is the / convenient way to fasten/ paper to drawing boards. No / slips, no loose corners or / torn edges. Peels off easily. / Le ruban pour dessinateur Scotch (md) est la facon pratique / de fixer du papier sur une / planchea dessin. Pas de / glissements, pas de coins qui / bougent ni de dechirures. / Il s'enleve facilement. / La Cinta Scotch (R) Para Trazar le / ofrece la forma mas conviente / de sujetar el papel a las mesas de / dibujo. No se desliza, no deja / esquinas sueltas ni bordes rasga- / dos. Se desprende facilimete. (on the left side) (illustration) / Scotch (R) Draffting Tape holds / firmly to paper and board. / Does away with tacks, pro- / vides smooth, flat surface for / sliding T-square and triangles. / Le ruban pour dessinateur / Scotch (md) adhere solidement au / papier et a la planche a dessin. / Elimine les punaises; donne / une surface lisse et plane per- / mettant aux tes et aux equerres / de bien glisser sur le papier. / La Cinta Scotch (R) Para Trazar / se sujeta firmementa al papel o / la mesa de dibujo. Elimina la / necesidad de usar tachuelas / dejando una superficie lisa y / plana para deslizar las reglas-T / y ascuadras. (bottom in the middle) (bar code) / (C) 3M 1994 Made in Canada. Fabrique aux Canada. Hecho en Canada. / "Scotch" and the plaid design are registered trademarks of 3M. / "Scotch" et le motif ecossais sont des marques deposees de 3M. "Scotch" y el diseno escoces son marcus registradas de 3M. / 3M Commercal Office Supply Division / Division des fournitures de bureau 3M / St. Paul, MN 55144-1000 London, Ontario, Canada N6A 4T1 Calz. San Juan de Arogon 516, Mexico, D.F. (3M logo)
on the side: Scotch (R) 230 / 1 Roll 1/2 in x 60 yd
on the side: 1 Roll 230 / 1/2 in x 60 yd / 12.7 mm x 54.8 m 07033-4
FunctionDrafting tape is formulated so it can be removed and re-adhered without damaging surfaces and so is especially useful in architecture and drafting.
ProvenanceLionel Spiro, Brookline, MA; Gift to CHSI, 2014.
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