Samples of Para Rubber - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 44108 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 151.01 EUPHORBIACEAE Hevea sp. | Entry Book Number | 7.1899 | |
| Artefact Name | Samples of Para Rubber | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Malaysia | TDWG Region | Malaysia | ||
| Parts Held | Samples of Para Rubber | Geography Description | Penang | ||
| Uses | Samples of Para RubberUse: User: Not defined | TDWG use | |||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Curtis C | Donor No | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: Para Rubber coagulated with alum and dried by fire heat. From trees grown in Penang. Report by Messrs. Hecht, Levis & Kahn 21 Mincing Lane E.6 dated 3.2.99. 'The rubber shavings are almost valueless containing as they do only small traces o, f rubber. We estimate the value of these shavings from 4d to 5d a lb. Other two samples are of excellent quality and would meet with aready sale at probably 3/6 a lb if the bulk of the rubber is equal in dryness to the two small cakes you sent us. The tre, atment of No 1 with alum does not in any way interfere with the quality. Opuscular source: Letter - Botanic Garden Penang 31.12.98 to the Director - Dear Sir, In November last you were good enough to submit for valuation a sample of Para Rubber taken fr, om a tree growing in this garden. The amount taken out at that tapping was 1lb. During the last month I have again tapped the same tree and obtained 3lbs. By this mail I am sending you samples marked 1 & 2 each piece being the result of 1 days collection., My object in sending these samples is to obtain your assistance in ascertaining whether the use of alum in coagulating the latex affects its value? If not it would greatly facilitate the working of this industry especially in wet weather. No 1 has been, heated with alum, No 2 has not - both were dried by fire. I have also put in the box with these samples a small bag of shavings which contain a good deal of rubber and should I think be of some value. If you will kindly submit these together with the rub, ber, for an opinion as to value I shall be much obliged. Unless there is a great fall in price, rubber is going to be a big thing in this part, C.Curtis Asst. Supt. of Forests. | ||||