Facts About Duct Tape | Homesteady
Duct tape was first invented by the Johnson and Johnson Company for the American military during World War II to help keep moisture out of ammunition cases. The original duct tape was waterproof, military green in color and it was not available to the public. It did not take American soldiers long to realize that this multi-purpose tape was good for fixing their tents, their jeep seats, rips in their equipment bags and just about any other tear or rip they would experience. Because of its waterproof characteristic the solders started to call it "duck" tape. When the war ended, Johnson and Johnson started to sell the tape to the public and the soldiers that had used it in the war were buying it and using it. The primary use in the private sector for duct tape in the 1950s was to repair or seal the duct work for a home's heating and cooling system. Johnson and Johnson changed the tape to the familiar chrome silver color to match the duct work, and then named it duct tape.
