Specimen of Para rubber

Made:
1830-1870
maker:
Henry Alexander Wickham

Specimen of Para rubber, extract of hevea brasiliensis, made by Sir Henry Wickham from trees planted at Peradiniya, Ceylon

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A152556
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, cork
type:
specimens
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)