It’s a timeless question I hear almost daily…is it Duct or Duck? It’s time to set the record straight.
At first a nameless product, “Duck” tape was the original term used to describe the tape that was invented during World War II by Permacel, a division of Johnson & Johnson. The war effort required a tape that was durable, waterproof, strong and could easily be torn. Inventors used medical bandaging tape as the basis, generating a solution that was army green in color and nicknamed “duck” tape because of its ability to repel water (like water off a duck’s back).