Advert for Imperial Chemical Industries; shortage of rubber
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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.
1942
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