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- Johnson & Johnson Adhesive Tape Tin Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama - Medical adhesive tape helps secure bandages around wounds or wrap bone, joint, or soft tissue injuries. Early medical tapes developed in the mid-19th century used a rubber-based adhesive mixed with other compounds that often irritated the skin. In 1899, Johnson and Johnson developed adhesive plasters infused with anti-bacterial zinc oxide, and by the mid-1900s, it had developed a waterproof adhesive tape.
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Johnson & Johnson Adhesive Tape Tin Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
Medical adhesive tape helps secure bandages around wounds or wrap bone, joint, or soft tissue injuries. Early medical tapes developed in the mid-19th century used a rubber-based adhesive mixed with other compounds that often irritated the skin. In 1899, Johnson and Johnson developed adhesive plasters infused with anti-bacterial zinc oxide, and by the mid-1900s, it had developed a waterproof adhesive tape.