Scottie McTape

ID: 1279 ~ Source: Minnesota Historical Society

This file appears in: The Origins of "Scotch"

Scottie, the mascot figure, began to appear in company advertising in 1946.

This file appears in: The Origins of "Scotch"

The Origins of "Scotch"

By Marjorie Pearson, Summit Envirosolutions, Inc.

“Scotch” as a brand name for 3M tapes is believed to have its origins in a disgruntled auto-body painter who was using the new 3M masking tape. It was not sticking properly because it was not…