Advert for Imperial Chemical Industries; shortage of rubber

Advert for Imperial Chemical Industries; shortage of rubber

During World War Two, Britain got 90% of their suppies of natural rubber from Japan, due to this, rubber became scarce. Old rubber was collected from old tyres and worn hose-pipes, and the organic chemical industry was trying to develop and manufacture synthtic rubbers of different types from common raw material such as coal and oils. Date: 1942

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000636632
  • Registered date
  • 1942/12/31 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • ? Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Copyright (c) Mary Evans Picture Library 2015
  • Media size
  • 2569 × 7446 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 300 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 3.09(MB)*
  • Special instruction
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