Parcel Tape Art By Mark Khaisman

It will stick without the need for solvent, heat, or water for activation. By contrast a "gummed" or "water activated" adhesive tape requires warm water for activation. Likewise, some "heat activated" tapes require heat.
Single-sided tapes allow bonding to a surface or joining of two adjacent or overlapping materials. Double-sided tape (adhesive on both sides) allows joining of two items back-to-back.
Pressure sensitive adhesive was first developed in 1845 by Dr. Horace Day, a surgeon. Commercial tapes introduced in the early twentieth century.