Rubber?

[Cpl. Smith]

So does anyone have or know of any of the good year catalogs? I'd like to start some research into rubber/ plastic use in the civil war. Also any info would be greatly appreciated

 

[Tom Hughes]

So does anyone have or know of any of the good year catalogs? I'd like to start some research into rubber/ plastic use in the civil war. Also any info would be greatly appreciated

I found a Goodyear hard rubber button in Vicksburg so I know it was used. It has an 1851 patent date on it.

 

[Eark]

Charles passed in 1860, so for Civil War vulcanized objects & products, you'll want to search other companies like Novelty Rubber Co. & per rubberized objects back to companies using the patent too. Gutta percha, composition, horn, (bois durci France), were other (early) plastic-like molded materials of that era.

 

[captaindrew]

There's a good Civil War Digital Digest episode on the subject if you go to YouTube. I only have my phone handy or I'd post a link.

 

[rebed19th]

There is a book that published in 1999 that covered the subject titled India Rubber and Gutta-Percha in the Civil War by Mike Woshner. 320 pages. There are copies available on line but they run about $125.

 

[John Hartwell]

29 July 1865, Stoughton Sentinel (MA):

5 November 1862, Mobile Register(AL)

 

[Tin cup]

There's a good Civil War Digital Digest episode on the subject if you go to YouTube. I only have my phone handy or I'd post a link.

This it?

Kevin .Dally

 

[captaindrew]

This it?

Kevin .Dally

That's it, thanks Kevin. I'm on the road and only have my phone and as technology challenged as I am don't know how to paste links using the phone.

 

[captaindrew]

This it?

Kevin .Dally

That's it, thanks Kevin. I'm on the road and only have my phone and as technology challenged as I am don't know how to paste links using the phone.

 

[Mike Serpa]

"Gum-elastic and its varieties : with a detailed account of its applications and uses, and of the discovery of vulcanization" by Charles Goodyear, 1853

Volume 1

Volume 2


Goodyear's India Rubber Curler Company - Manual and Price List - 186?

 

[Story]

For what it's worth, the ARABIA museum (https://www.1856.com/ ) has some period rubber galoshes on display that look like they could have been worn by the cast of MADMEN.

 

[Kirk Womack]

There is a book that published in 1999 that covered the subject titled India Rubber and Gutta-Percha in the Civil War by Mike Woshner. 320 pages. There are copies available on line but they run about $125.

I have a copy of Mr Woshner's book. I'd highly recommend it to anyone who's interested in researching the uses of rubber during the war. It's very well written, with lots of pictures and detailed history. Well worth the money!