I have spent a number of hours searching the forum and the net about glues and compounds used in the 1800's. Specifically I was interested in the glues used to construct and repair India rubber and tarred goods. It would seem that hide glue, white glue or any wood glue would not be suitable for the task. Keep in mind that I am not a chemist, but I was wondering about the types of glue available.
I looked into modern glues such as "rubber cement" or "contact cement" , but it appears that this was invented in the early 1900's by a gentleman named Paul Van Cleef. I examined an older poncho of mine and it looks as if they used the modern toulene, acetone, n-hexane , methyl-pentane product.
I 'm not planning to produce rubberized products, I just have a couple of these items to repair along with other tarred goods. Also learning of such details always helps me with choosing and recognizing high quality reproduction goods,
Has anyone ever reproduced period glue for rubberized/tarred products?
I looked into modern glues such as "rubber cement" or "contact cement" , but it appears that this was invented in the early 1900's by a gentleman named Paul Van Cleef. I examined an older poncho of mine and it looks as if they used the modern toulene, acetone, n-hexane , methyl-pentane product.
I 'm not planning to produce rubberized products, I just have a couple of these items to repair along with other tarred goods. Also learning of such details always helps me with choosing and recognizing high quality reproduction goods,
Has anyone ever reproduced period glue for rubberized/tarred products?
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