(57) A labelling tape consists of a plastics film (2) and adhesive (3) to stick it to
the object it is desired to label, which adhesive (3) is protected by a release paper
strip (1). In the labelling tape a narrower pigmented tape comprising a plastics film
backing (6) and a shearable dyed or pigmented coating (7) is held against the surface
of tape (2). The pigmented tape is held against the tape (2) e.g. by an overall applied
wider adhesive tape (4, 5). In use pigmented or dyed areas corresponding to the desired
label legend are transferred from coating (7) to the surface of tape (2) under pressure.
Thereafter the remainder of the pigmented tape is peeled off and discarded to leave
the transferred pigmented or dyed legend on plastics film (2) and, preferably beforehand,
the release paper strip (1) is removed and plastics film (2) is adhered to the object
to be labelled. A modified tape embossing machine may be used to make the labels.
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