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Pair of overshoes
In 1820 an Englishman, Thomas Hancock, began manufacturing products made of rubber. As it is elastic and
waterproof, it was excellently suited for making galoshes. The shoes on display may originate from this early
period, for the rubber is not yet vulcanized. This process, dating from 1839, hardens the rubber and improves its durability.
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Type of item
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.2124
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.48255
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.55467
- Galoshes
Medium
- Gift of I.E. Man, The Hague
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Type of item
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.2124
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.48255
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.55467
- Galoshes
Medium
- Gift of I.E. Man, The Hague
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- c.1819 - c.1840
Place-Time
- first quarter 19th century
- second quarter 19th century
Places
- England
- Engeland
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.1025
- England
- United Kingdom
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.354579
- BK-NM-14258-B
Extent
- length 22 cm
- width 8 cm
- height 6.5 cm
Format
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.6592
- Natural rubber
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: accessories
- collectie: accessoires
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T13:53:03.120Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T13:09:12.494Z