antedating "duck tape" 1899

[Stephen Goranson]

OED has 1902

1899 The Daily Picayune, (New Orleans, LA) Wednesday, February 08, 1899; pg. 3;
Issue 15; col E [19th C US Newspapers]
     Woman?s World and Work Menu for Thursday Jeannie M. Gordon, Corresponding
Secretary of the Era Club.
Category: News [col. F]
...In the washable suits for later wear pique and duck tape take the lead,
especially in white and dark blue.

1907 San Jose Mercury News, published as Sunday Mercury and Herald;  Date:
05-19-1907;  Volume: LXXII;  Issue: 139;  Page: 4; [America's Historical
Newspapers] Adv.
Girdle corsets  ...The Paris Model Corset...a good strong tape girdle made of
silk finished duck tape, boned with heavy steels.

Stephen Goranson
http://www.duke.edu/~goranson

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