For Earth, Sea and Sky, Vol. 6

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Excerpt from For Earth, Sea and Sky, Vol. 6: A Story of the Development Manufacture and Uses of Rubber Footwear and Rubberized FabricsSince its inception, over three hundred years ago, the idea that caoutchouc (rubber) could be manufactured into numerous articles useful to the health, safety and comfort of mankind has had many champions, who have been moved, through enthusiasm for their work, to record the results of research and study into its mysteries. In consequence many books have been published concerning those things which the lay public today classify under the general term "Rubber Goods."Very few writers on rubber have, however, treated the various products by classes, and fewer still have made the attempt to develop the story of each class as we have done in our endeavor to provide elementary instruction for those desiring to inform themselves in a general way.Rubber shoes and rubberized fabrics are the two first items which the white race adopted from the South American native and attempted to introduce into Europe. In this volume, which is the sixth in our series of seven, we have told the story of these two oldest classes of rubber products, from their inception until now. This involves briefly history, descriptions of the major steps in development, modern methods of manufacture, types and styles of product, and marketing methods.Naturally, there is a vast amount of historical anecdote concerning the development of this line of merchandise, which we cannot afford to cover and which, in fact.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.