http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/03/14/tale_of_the_tape/
thats the article they site and I've read multiple similar articles over the years. There seem to be as many people claiming there isn't strong evidence either way as there are people claiming it was a waterproof "duck" tape. One of its primary original uses was for sealing up ammo cans and because of the duck fabric (being more like gaff than modern "duck" tape) it picked up that nickname but technically wasn't ever given much of an official name. Perhaps because the nickname sufficed.
thats the article they site and I've read multiple similar articles over the years. There seem to be as many people claiming there isn't strong evidence either way as there are people claiming it was a waterproof "duck" tape. One of its primary original uses was for sealing up ammo cans and because of the duck fabric (being more like gaff than modern "duck" tape) it picked up that nickname but technically wasn't ever given much of an official name. Perhaps because the nickname sufficed.