“The President considered this to be not merely an Exhibition, but 
great International Congress of all those interested in the Rubber Trade.” 
—Home and Codoniad Maid, September i8th, 1908 
* * * 
“ Can scarcely fail to achieve the main object its promoters have in 
view.”— Iron and Steed Trades Journal, September 19th, 1908. 
* * * 
" The Rubber Exhibition has drawn attention to the enormous strides 
the industry has made in a comparatively short period.” 
—Northern Whig, September 28th, 1908 
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"No little interest attaches to the Rubber Exhibition which is now 
being held.”— The Architect, September 25th, 1908. 
* * * 
“The exhibits shown are of great value.” 
—Magazine oe Commerce, October, 1908 
* * * 
"The Rubber Exhibition was of real value to the motorist interested in 
that expensive article, the Motor Tyre.”— Black & White, October 3rd, 1908 
* * * 
“The more important Rubber plants of the world, almost, if not all, were 
represented by living specimens.”— Gardeners’ Chronicle, October 8th, 1908 
* * * 
“A good display of Rubber goods was made by the Notts Rubber Co. of 
Retford.”— Contract Journal, September 30th, 1908. 
* ^ * 
“Those interested in the production and manufacture of Rubber will 
find much to interest them at the Rubber Exhibition.” 
—Electrical Industries, September 23rd, 1908 
* * sjs 
“Has proved most interesting to manufacturers of solid and pneumatic 
t} res for motor vehicles, and most ot the leading makers or their representatives 
have attended.”— Motor Traction, September 26th, 1908. 
* * * 
" The Exhibition is of considerable interest.” 
— Cycling, September 26th, 1908 
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“There is not the slightest doubt that amongst great Exhibitions held 
annually in London the Rubber show will take in the future an important 
place ” — -Morning Leader, September 15th, 1908. 
* * * 
“The exhibits are most interesting.” 
—Pale Made Gazette, September 14th, 1908 
* * * 
“ A very noteworthy and representative display.” 
— Manchester Guardian, September 15th, 1908 
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And hundreds of others from all parts of the World. 
Rubber has been used for many curious purposes, but perhaps the 
strangest, as pointed out the other day by Sir Henry Blake, was that to 
which it was put by an Indian king two thousand years ago. His dusky 
Majesty used it as a hair wash ! 
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