The History of Duc(t) Tape
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Duct tape is the type.
Duck Tape is one specific brand of duct tape.
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Duct tape is the type.
Duck Tape is one specific brand of duct tape.
@Aqua-Letifer said in The History of Duc(t) Tape:
Duck Tape is one specific brand of duct tape.
Yes, but, if you watch the first part of the video, he explains the origin of the tape. The cloth was called "duc" by the Dutch and used for sails and clothing. When appropriated to the US, the cloth was called "duck." Applying an adhesive to it became "duck tape." That name antedates (by about 30 years) "duct tape."
From 1924:
In 1845 a surgeon combined duck cloth, adhesive and gum rubber to make a self-adhering dressing.
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@Aqua-Letifer said in The History of Duc(t) Tape:
Duck Tape is one specific brand of duct tape.
Yes, but, if you watch the first part of the video, he explains the origin of the tape. The cloth was called "duc" by the Dutch and used for sails and clothing. When appropriated to the US, the cloth was called "duck." Applying an adhesive to it became "duck tape." That name antedates (by about 30 years) "duct tape."
From 1924:
In 1845 a surgeon combined duck cloth, adhesive and gum rubber to make a self-adhering dressing.
@George-K said in The History of Duc(t) Tape:
@Aqua-Letifer said in The History of Duc(t) Tape:
Duck Tape is one specific brand of duct tape.
Yes, but, if you watch the first part of the video, he explains the origin of the tape. The cloth was called "duc" by the Dutch and used for sails and clothing. When appropriated to the US, the cloth was called "duck." Applying an adhesive to it became "duck tape." That name antedates (by about 30 years) "duct tape."
From 1924:
In 1845 a surgeon combined duck cloth, adhesive and gum rubber to make a self-adhering dressing.
Okay that's awesome.
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The word 'duck' is derived from the Dutch word 'doek' which is woven cloth. You might just as well call it sail.
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And here I alway thought the duct referred to air ducts since the tape was always used to seal furnace air duct seams and joints.
@Renauda said in The History of Duc(t) Tape:
And here I alway thought the duct referred to air ducts since the tape was always used to seal duct seams and joints.
Me too!
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Well, languages, you know ...
