Richard Drew

About Richard Drew

Birth Day: June 22, 1899
Birth Place: Saint Paul, MN
Died On: Dec 14, 1980 (age 81)
Birth Sign: Cancer

Richard Drew Net Worth

Richard Drew was born on June 22, 1899 in Saint Paul, MN. Inventor of scotch tape, which gave humanity a way to fix practically anything.
Richard Drew is a member of Entrepreneur

💰Richard Drew Net worth: $5 Million

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About

Inventor of scotch tape, which gave humanity a way to fix practically anything.

Before Fame

He worked for 3M, which was at the time just a modest manufacturer of sandpaper.

Trivia

He noticed a local body shop was having trouble keeping straight lines when painting cars, which inspired him to come up with masking tape.

Family Life

He didn't have much interest in science or engineering growing up, preferring to play the banjo instead.

Associated With

His tape and its distributor 3M were helped along by businessman Kevin Sharer.