Then And Now! Duct Tape
(NAPS) Believe it or not, the
world was once without duct
tape. Over the years it has be
come a symbol of American inge
nuity, an icon and a resourceful
tool that represents our culture.
In fact, in just one year people
purchase enough Duck brand
duct tape to wrap around the
Earth’s equator 12.3 times! Duct
tape has saved lives, been used
on space missions to the moon
and has been applied on practi
cally everything, from alligators’
mouths to helicopter blades. But
there was a time when duct tape
did not exist.
Duct tape was developed dur
ing World War 11. Gls saw the
advantages of an all-purpose,
strong, waterproof tape that
could easily 'be ripped into
lengths and quickly used to fix
things. Using medical tape as the
basis from which to build the
Colotful
(NAPSI) Can you answer
this trivia question? What house
hold purchase can serve as a pa
perweight, room freshener or
window treatment? (Hint: It can
also do double duty as a color ac
cent in your living room and a
mood enhancer at the end of a
trying day.)
The answer? Fresh flowers.
On-the-go women are discov
ering that fresh flowers are a
simple, inexpensive, multi-pur
pose way to brighten their every
day world. Flowers can also be a
new tape, along with two new
technologies the ability to
“polycoat” adhesive products
and to laminate the polyethylene
coat to a cloth backing the
prototype was developed.
After the war, the product
continued to evolve both in name
and form. The nameless, mili
tary-green tape from the war
came to America and found a
small but loyal group of users.
When the product was found
easier and just as effective to use
as screws and bolts for holding
together duct work...duct tape
was born. The color then
changed from the drab military
green to the familiar silver-gray
that is known so well today.
During the next 30 years, no
company tried much of anything
new with duct tape, except for a
little company in Cleveland,
Ohio. In the mid 19705, that
Ways To Brighten A Room Naturally
versatile interior dcor feature,
adding color and texture to home
and work environments:
Light up a room with red, yel
low and blue flowers, marching
across a mantle or window sill in
slender glass vases.
Tuck a bowl of fresh flowers in
with heirloom plates, family pho
tographs or books to spotlight a
collection.
Unify your design statement
with a lush display of color, e.g.,
electric blue delphiniums or
crimson callas.
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company, Manco, Inc., became
the first to shrink-wrap and label
the product, making it easier for
retailers so stack the sticky rolls
on top of one another and easier
for shoppers to distinguish differ
ent grades of duct tape just look
for the friendly Duck! And since
that time, duct tape has become
so much more than the tape it
was during WWII:
• It’s removable, without leav
ing adhesive residue behind.
• It’s bright! Available in ex
treme neon colors like pink, yel
low, green and orange, duct tape
makes for a variety of applica
tions like an easy identifier when
picking up luggage from the air
port terminal.
• It’s camouflage-perfect for
hunters and fishermen.
• And it’s electronic. Manco,
Inc., the makers of Duck brand
duct tape, the leading U.S.
Flowers can dramatize a
theme or capture a seasonal am
bience. For a Tuscan kitchen tab
leau, arrange sunflowers, dahlias
and Queen Anne’s Lace next to a
basket of grapes, pears and to
matoes. Evoke the fields of Prov
ence with sprays of lavender.
“Whatever your color or de
sign theme, there are flowers to
carry out that statement,” says
Ren Van Rems, world-renowned
floral designer and spokesperson
for the California Cut Flower
Commission. “In California,
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brand, has developed a Web site
that spreads the duct take word.
Check out www.ducktape
cliib.com.
Americans love duct tape.
Manco, Inc., the makers of Duck
brand tape, is flooded with letters
from loyal Duck Tape fans. Here
are a few fun and quirky uses
they received:
• “The river was rising and
began seeping in. Duck Tape
around the door edges stopped it.
Seven-inches of water outside but
none inside” Dennis G., West
Plains, MO.
• “At the zoo we used Duck
Tape to keep a kangaroo pouch
shut. An underdeveloped joey
was ejected too early. The tape
held the pouch shut for several
weeks until the pouch opening
shrank to hold the little guy in.”
Brad 8., Wichita, KS.
• “My husband is a crop dus-
growers produce hundreds of va
rieties and they continually add
new ones to satisfy current
trends.”
In a world dominated by light
ning-quick technology, fresh
flowers rekindle an ancient con
nection with nature, replenishing
the spirit and calming the senses.
In the office, give your tired
eyes and spirit a respite. Anchor
> a stack of reports with a melody
of roses, stock and lisianthus, in
soothing tones of cream, cham
pagne and blush. Fill a glass vase
with pebbles to weight it, then
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Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, October 7, 2000-819
ter. Once in a while a wing tip
gets in a tree. With no time to
stop and fix it, he uses Duck
Tape. Put on appropriately, it
will stay on up to 102 mph.”
Kay B. Elmer, MO.
• “I take students to Europe
every spring break. We’ve used
Duck Tape to tape shower heads
up in Madrid, doors shut in Mo
rocco and secure luggage. I never
travel without it.” Lee
• “Duck tape directly on the
skin is great for blisters on the
feet!” Phyllis J., Ephrata, WA.
• “During Desert Storm, sand
was wearing down helicopter
blades. The blades were saved by
putting Duck Tape on the edge
and replacing it as it wore off.”
Stev C., Springfield, VT.
Share some of your Duck
Tape stories at www.ducktape
club.com or write to Manco, Inc.,
32150 Just Imagine Drive, Avon,
OH 44011.
add water and flowers.
Wherever you bring flowers
into your life, tickle your fancy
with unique containers-an an
tique inkwell for a desk, a
sculpted frog for the bathroom.
There’s an infinite number of
ways to soften a hectic everyday
world with the sensual, scented
world of flowers.
For a free brochure on fresh
flower arranging, send an SASE
to the California Cut Flower
Commission, 73 Hangar Way,
Watsonville, CA 95076 or visit
their website at www.ccfc.org.
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