June 15 “A Red Rubber Ball”

June 15th 1844, Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber. I found an interesting pamphlet on rubber, read it, enjoyed it, then looked for more. The more I looked, the more I found about the early years of rubber: plantations, harvesting, preparing, testing, and so on. I would like toContinue reading “June 15 “A Red Rubber Ball””