Rubber Collection (#9)

MG MGB Roadster 1979 Blue light
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MG MGB GT 1987 Yellow

MG MGB Roadster 1978 Orange

Comic postcard, Mother and son in department store Date: 20th century

Smoking tyres during tyre burn-out. Creator: Unknown
Smoking tyres during tyre burn-out

McIvers Rubber Factory, Sapele, Nigeria, West Africa. Date: circa 1908

Oil Palm Estate, Calabar, Nigeria, West Africa
Oil Palm Estate, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, West Africa. Oil palm and rubber processing, Pamol Ltd. Showing a roundabout with signpost. Date: circa 1946

Malaysia - tapping rubber trees Date: circa 1920s

Music cover, Mozart Selected Sonatas and other Pieces
Music cover, W A Mozart Selected Sonatas and other Pieces for the pianoforte, Cotta Edition. 1896

Children playing at the beach
Young children playing on the beach with a shovel and bucket. Altl are wearing charming fashions from Gnooch s, Brompton Road, London

Advert for Fortnum and Mason, mens shoes 1935
Mens special soft leather shoes, for all actions. Date: 1935

Fishing boat, Our Pride, on St Ives beach, Cornwall, with fisherman. Date: circa 1970s

Stationery, Fortnum & Mason Ltd, London
Stationery, Fortnum & Mason Ltd, Piccadilly and Jermyn Street, London, with handwritten details. 1915

Paris to Bordeaux Race 1895
The first car driving on Michelin tyres to win the Paris to Bordeax race in 1895. Ceramic tile picture ftom the Michelin Building in Fulham Road, London Date: 1905

Return of the hot water bottles 1946
Production of the rubber synthetic hot water bottle in Streatham factory, London, post Second World War. During the War, rubber was reserved for making tires for military trucks

Advert for Hindes hair brushes 1923
The very brush for the hair. " Just the very thing" is an expression in every-day use a commonplace in the English language

Horse and cart with owner
Horse and cart in a field with a man, probably the owner, Es Briggs of North Foreland House, Broadstairs, Kent

CHICAGO: SCRAP YARD, 1942. An automobile salvage yard, providing scrap metal and rubber for war materials during World War II. Photograph by Ann Rosener, July 1942

A Marine drinks water from his canteen through his gas mask inside a gas chamber
November 22, 2005 - A Marine drinks water from his canteen through his gas mask inside a gas chamber

A MK-V Special Operations Craft tied pierside manned and loaded with combat rubber
A MK-V Special Operations Craft (SOC) tied pierside manned and loaded with combat rubber raiding craft, SEAL operators and combatant crewman getting ready to get underway

AD: TIRES, 1918. American advertisement for Pennsylvania Vacuum Cup Tires. Illustration, 1918

AD: FIRESTONE, 1918. American advertisement for Firestone Giant Truck Tires. Illustration, 1918

AD: OLDFIELD TIRES, 1919. American advertisement for Oldfield Tires, 1919

Brazil, Amazon, Alter Do Chao. Typical souvenir handicraft masks made from latex from local rubber trees and adorned with fish scales, real animal bones and teeth. (Large format sizes available)

Happy dead maple leaves

LFB new cork and rubber helmet
The relatively new LFB cork and rubber helmet. By 1938 it had fully replaced the traditional brass helmet, which carried the risk of electrocution. The new cork helmet was also lighter in weight

Blitz in London -- improvised shoulder protectors
Blitz in London -- the London Fire Brigade innovated to protect its fire crews from injury from falling debris by utilising old rubber tyres, cut to form shoulder protectors

Tapping a rubber tree in Sri Lanka Date: circa 1910s

Advert for Ronoleke hot water bottle
Every home should have at least one " Ronoleke" The worlds best hot water bottle. In case of illness a hot water bottle is nearly always necessary. 1926

Rubber tapping - a Para Rubber Tree / Parawood Rubberwood plantation in a Sumatran tropical rainforest
SAS-1640 Rubber tapping - a Para Rubber Tree / Parawood Bukit Lawang, Sumatra, Indonesia Hevea brasiliensis Rubberwood plantation in a Sumatran tropical rainforest

Leather poster
Vintage advertising poster

Ghent police dog, kitted out in its own mackintosh coat for wet weather, with its handler. Mackintosh, a rubberised waterproof fabric. Engraving, London, 1907

MG Midget, 1979, Blue
MG Midget 1979 Blue

Women making pneumatic tyres for bicycles, France, 1896. Scottish vet and inventor John Boyd Dunlops invention of the pneumatic tyre in 1888 greatly improved the comfort of cycling

India Rubber, Gutta Percha & Telegraph Works Company factory, Silvertown, London, 1887. The factory, which manufactured much of the telegraph equipment used in Britain

Ghent police dog, 1907. These dogs underwent a four month training period and accompanied police constables on their night rounds

Packaging, Wood-Milne Pilot Rubber Soles
Packaging design, Wood-Milne Pilot Rubber Soles for Ladies Shoes, price one shilling. circa 1940s

Basset hound with hot water bottle and blanket
Unusual Friends - Basset hound with hot water bottle and blanket. 1950s

Basset hound with woolly hat and hot water bottle
Unusual Friends - Basset hound with woolly hat and hot water bottle. 1950s

Basset hound with hot water bottle
Unusual Friends - Basset hound with hot water bottle. 1950s

Rubber Factory workers, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Topping Time on your Birthday - Happy Boy with a Model Plane
A Topping Time on your Birthday - Happy Birthday Boy with his new Model Plane. Date: circa 1930s

General store interior, USA
General store interior, North America, with hot water bottles hanging from the ceiling, crockery on the right, sweets and fruit on the left, and a paper Christmas decoration in the shape of a bell

Regain That Boyish Figure
Advertisement from The Sketch for Rosenbaum Rubber Reducing Garments. Their range of corsets and bodices " disperses superfluous flesh naturally". 1928

Fashionable lady wearing a demure bathing cap
A young fashionable lady wearing a " delightfully demure" rose-pink rubber bathing cap with white streamers and turn-back front from Marshall & Snelgrove, Oxford Street, London. Date: 1923

Two African men with a rubber plant in Nottingham
Nottingham. Two African men holding and looking at the pot with the rubber plant, both wearing suits. Date: 1960s

Corn Rubber Or Saddle Quern, Co. Antrim - a close in view of the saddle quern. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim). Date: circa early 1900s

Berengaria deck tennis
Passengers play a form of tennis, played by hand with a rubber ring on board the ocean liner the Berengaria. Date: 1931

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"Rubber: A Versatile Material that Stretches Across Time and Industries" From the blueprint of the Titanic to a cartoon punch in Congo, it has left its mark throughout history. In 1906, it revolutionized the footwear industry with a variety of ladies' boots that combined style and comfort. Greetings from Akron, Ohio, USA - the birthplace manufacturing - where this remarkable material has shaped countless industries. Fast forward to 1980, an orange MG MGB Roadster cruises down the road, showcasing how rubber enhances automotive performance. Meanwhile, in Gorey Harbour and Mont Orgueil Castle in Jersey's Channel Islands during the swinging 1960s, rubber played a role in capturing memories through photographs. But it's not just about functionality; rubber brings joy too. A toy duck floats happily on water while reminding us of childhood innocence. And speaking of Britain's love for cars, another MG MGB Roadster proudly displays its British heritage. Picture No. 12479265 reveals an enchanting scene featuring Ficus elastica or Indian rubber tree - a testament to nature's gift of this versatile material. Picture No. 12020840 showcases how rubber connects people across borders and cultures as they enjoy its benefits together. Lastly, Picture No. 11992894 captures moments frozen in time - individuals relying on everyday objects made possible by this extraordinary substance called "rubber. " whether it be engineering marvels like the Titanic or everyday items we take for granted today; from fashion-forward boots to iconic automobiles; from picturesque landscapes to cherished childhood toys – all owe their existence partly to one thing.