Heritage

The President's Grip

In the 1950s, Dwight D. Eisenhower wrapped his golf clubs with Guard-Tex tape. Those clubs now sit in the World Golf Hall of Fame.

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Athletes

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CrossFit athlete
CrossFit

After the Rip

When your hands tear mid-WOD, you have two choices: quit or adapt. This is about the second option.

Rock climber
Climbing

No Gloves, No Problem

When you're 50 feet up, you need to feel every hold. A tape that protects torn calluses without killing sensitivity.

Rowing
Rowing

Pull Day

5am. Cold water. Blistered hands. A Division I rower on the tape that got her through spring training.

Makers

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"The formula hasn't changed in 90 years because it didn't need to."
Guard-Tex, Est. 1935

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From the Archive

Vintage Guard-Tex tin
Heritage

Museum Piece

How a roll of tape ended up in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

Period accuracy
Culture

Period Accurate

When FX's Fargo needed authentic 1950s medical supplies, they called Guard-Tex.

Factory
Manufacturing

Factory Floor

Inside the Illinois facility where every roll of Guard-Tex is still made by hand.

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