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Rubber history

By gilliangillian
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    rubber timeline

    Brazil's rubber boom was from 1879 to 1912. (Note: exact day and month are not known)
  • Brazil begins exporting natural rubber

    Brazil begins exporting natural rubber

  • The Rosburg factory was made

    The Rosburg factory was made

    The first rubber factory was actually not a sucess. The products were bad due to the cold climate.
  • Charles Goodyear made rubber products more durable by adding sulfur, in

    Charles Goodyear made rubber products more durable by adding sulfur, in

  • rubber toys were being made

    rubber toys were being made

  • The tire was invented

    The tire was invented

  • an attempt to grow rubber outside Brazil was made

    an attempt to grow rubber outside Brazil was made

  • Henry Wickham summgled seeds from Brazil for Europe

    Henry Wickham summgled seeds from Brazil for Europe

    soon after that the seeds started to spread around the world
  • Manaus's population went from 3,000(1830) to 50,000

    Manaus's population went from 3,000(1830) to 50,000

  • the rubber duck was made

    the rubber duck was made

    Bryn Schaffers made the rubber duck because she found that she often grew bored in the bathtub.
  • A rubber plantation had been created in Malaya

    A rubber plantation had been created in Malaya

  • Brazil's first rubber boom was ending

    Brazil's first rubber boom was ending

    Because other countrys passed it's exporting/production rates
  • Brazil has exported 80,000 tons of latex

    Brazil has exported 80,000 tons of latex

  • Brazil's rubber boom is done

    Brazil's rubber boom is done