Before the process of curing/ vulcanizing rubber was discovered, rubber was a product with much potential to be improved as it was extremely unreliable and temperamental according to the weather i.e. when it was humid, the rubber would 'follow' and turn warm and sticky, when it was cold, the 'unvulcanized' rubber would turn soft and fragile. This made the rubber unreliable for practical use.
Rubber originally and nuturally derives from plants which grow in the equitorial regions of the globe, particulary East Asia. It was initially used by the Mayans (for who knows how long) by extracting latex found in tree sap of rubber trees and combining it with the liquids of a nearby vine, resulting in a black substance with basic waterproofing qualities.
Since the mid 1700s when CHristopher Columbus discovered the Mayan's incredulous invention and introduced it to other 'developed' countries such as Europe and America, there has been many attempts to develope the natural rubber until it could hold it's shape and be sutiable for commercial use.
To be continued...
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