Reviews the history of rubber from its discovery to its use today as a basic commodity, including primitive methods of manufacture, improvements through vulcanisation, and modern production and process from plantation to market. Shows sources of and major steps in the production of synthetic rubber.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009309
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Rubber industry and trade
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)