Sellotape is a European brand of transparent, cellulose-based, pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, and is the leading brand of clear sticky tape in the United Kingdom. Sellotape is generally used for joining, sealing, attaching and mending. It is also referred to as cellophane tape. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Face The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... Statistics Population: 29,683 (2001 census) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SJ6566 Administration District: Vale Royal Shire county: Cheshire Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Cheshire Historic county: Cheshire Services Police force: Cheshire Fire and rescue: Cheshire Ambulance: North West Post office... Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[1] is a county in North West England. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Cellulose as polymer of β-D-glucose Cellulose in 3D Cellulose (C6H10O5)n is a polysaccharide of beta-glucose. ... Two rolls of adhesive tape. ... Cellophane is a thin, transparent sheet made of processed cellulose. ...

The name ‘Sellotape’ was coined in 1937 by Colin Kininmonth and George Gray, who made the product by applying rubber resin to cellophane film. The process they used was based on a French patent. The tape was originally manufactured in Acton, West London. From the 1960s to 1980s, the Sellotape company was part of Dickinson Robinson Group, a British packaging and paper conglomerate. In 2002, it was bought by Henkel Consumer Adhesives. This does not cite any references or sources. ... Cellophane is a thin, transparent sheet made of processed cellulose. ... Acton is the name of several places, people and organizations: // Places England Acton, Cheshire Acton, Dorset Acton, Staffordshire Acton, Shropshire Acton, Worcestershire Acton, Suffolk Acton, London Of these, the London Acton is the largest. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The Henkel Group is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. ...

The Sellotape brand now covers a variety of tape products, and is frequently used in place of the word ‘tape’ in the United Kingdom due to its market exposure (an example of a genericised trademark, and, as such, has an entry in the OED). In New Zealand, the name ‘Sellotape’ is also used as a colloquialism for the adhesive tape, and is manufactured locally by Henkel New Zealand. It is the biggest selling brand of adhesive in that country. A genericized trademark (Commonwealth English genericised trade mark), sometimes known as a generic trade mark, generic descriptor or proprietary eponym, is a trademark or brand name which is often used as the colloquial description for a particular type of product or service as a result of widespread popular or cultural... OED stands for Oxford English Dictionary Office of Enrollment & Discipline This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Henkel Group is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. ...

See also

• Scotch Tape
• Masking tape
• Duct tape
• Tesa Film

Scotch Tape denotes the line of adhesive tapes manufactured by 3M as part of the companys Scotch brand. ... Masking tape Masking tape is a type of adhesive tape made of easy-to-tear paper backed with a weak adhesive. ... A piece of transparent duct tape, left, and of silver duct tape, right. ...

External links

• http://www.sellotape.com/
• How Tape Is Made–from the Sellotape website