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| Picture No | 10290949 |
| Date | 1942 |
| Description | Advert for Imperial Chemical Industries; shortage of rubber |
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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.
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| Source | Advert in The Illustrated London News 26 December 1942 page 728 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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