Half block of rubber built up by repeated dipping of a wooden pole in rubber latex
- Made:
- circa 1950
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Half block of rubber built up by repeated dipping of a wooden pole in rubber latex, followed by drying out over a smoky wood fire, and final slicing in half after removal of the pole. Probably Hevea brasiliensis ex Malaya, date unknown, provenance known back to c. 1950
Details
- Category:
- Plastics and Modern Materials
- Object Number:
- 1977-429
- Materials:
- rubber (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
: 8.4646 x 7.0866 x 4.4882 in.; 215 x 180 x 114 mm
- type:
- half block of rubber
- credit:
- ICI Ltd. (Organics Division)
