1928 Scotch tape Richard Drew, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. May 30, 1928. In the United Kingdom and the United States, Drew developed a very light, one-touch adhesive, the first attempt Not sticky enough, so Drew was told: "Take this thing back to your Scottish bosses and ask them to put more glue!" ("Scotland" means "stingy". But during the Great Depression, people Hundreds of uses have been found for this tape, from patching clothes to protecting broken eggs.