Advertisement for Non-Slip Surfacing

ID: 1415 ~ Source: Minnesota Historical Society

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3M “Saftey-Walk” surfacing materials were marketed to improve safety on floors, staircases, ramps, and sidewalks, especially those with metal surfaces.

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Abrasives Products & Manufacturing

By Marjorie Pearson, Summit Envirosolutions, Inc.

3M INNOVATIONS IN ABRASIVES PRODUCTS Abrasives: The Sandpaper Story 3M began manufacturing a single product, abrasive sandpaper, in 1905 at a plant in Duluth. Sandpaper was still the only product when the company relocated to Saint Paul in 1910. The…