A timeline of the development of condoms from ancient Egyptian use of 'a linen sheath for protection against disease' through the 1800s, when 'condom manufacturing was revolutionised by the discovery of rubber vulcanisation by Goodyear (founder of the tyre company) and Hancock,' and the present day. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
Essay about natural rubber extraction and commercialization during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, 'predominantly in the Brazilian Amazon (but also in the Amazonian regions of Bolivia and Peru).' Later, Southeast Asian plantations developed a low-cost alternative to South American methods.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
