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3M headquarters in Maplewood

3M headquarters in Maplewood, ca. 1960. Early in the 1960s, 3M moved their headquarters from St. Paul to nearby Maplewood, where they remain today.

3M headquarters in Maplewood

3M’s Maplewood headquarters in 2018. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Acroterion.

photograph of a plastic wrapped container of Scotch household tape

3M plastic household tape

Cellophane-wrapped paper package containing red 'SCOTCH/BRAND/Plastic Tape', by Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1943–1963.

Color image of the 3M Post-it Note fan board for the World Series, 1991.

3M Post-it Note fan board for World Series

During the 1991 World Series, fans wrote notes to the Twins on Post-its that were added to a large mural.

3M Post-it Notepad

An early version of a Post-it Note, 1986.

3M Sasheen Ribbon

3M’s Sasheen decorative ribbon, ca. 1960. The ribbon was created as a result of failed adhesive tape, and it helped expand the gift wrapping industry.

3M Scotch Tape

3M-brand Scotch Tape produced in the 1960s. The iconic brand became one of 3M’s most notable products.

3M worker monitoring a machine

Worker monitoring a machine inside the 3M plant in New Ulm, July 1974. Public domain. From the records of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 1944–2006, National Archives record group 412.