But as [Wheeler Scientific] points out, so do some old Scotch tape dispensers ... They were made up until the 1980s. You have to wonder why a tape dispenser would be radioactive, and [Wheeler ...

To make things a little easier, try dispensing it from a normal Scotch tape dispenser. Instructables user Joe Bass shows you how it's done. The ridged plastic teeth of a standard tape dispenser ...

"Cellophane Tape" picked up the "Scotch" tag ... and dubbed the product "Scotch tape." The name stuck. In 1939, 3M introduced its so-called "snail" dispenser, which remains in use today.