VTG GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO SYNTHETIC RUBBER PLANT BAYTOWN TEXAS 1941 - 50 KEYFOB
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:7217510 | Model: FOB |
| MPN: Does Not Apply | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Brand: WHITEHEAD & HOAG | Year of Manufacture: 1940-1949 |
This vintage and very scarceGENERAL TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 1941-50 BRASS KEY FOB
MEASURES 28MM X 32.5 MM.This was produced by prolific medal and fob producerWHITEHEAD & HOAG COMPANYof Newark, New Jersey, This from the Handbook of Texas Online
The synthetic rubber industry was established in Texas during World War II and developed so rapidly that by 1950 production amounted to more than 50 percent of a United States total of between 4, 000 and 5, 000 lo...ng tons annually. Among the most important factors in the decision to locate a large portion of the nation's plants in Texas were the state's concentration of natural gas and petroleum resources, its high degree of development of deepwater and inland waterway transportation, and the Texas Gulf Coast labor market.
The major portion of synthetic rubber production during the war and thereafter was for Buna-S, a copolymer rubber made from butadiene and styrene, both products from petroleum sources. All of the synthetic rubber plants built during the war were government owned but were operated on a management-fee basis by private industry.
After the war a few of these plants were sold, and others were maintained in standby condition in keeping with the Rubber Act, which required plants producing 200, 000 long tons annually of general-purpose rubber and 21, 667 tons of special-purpose rubber to be kept in operating status, and those producing 600, 000 tons of general-purpose and 65, 000 tons of special-purpose to be kept in standby condition. Expiration of the Rubber Act in June 1950 had a decided effect on the industry. The five original copolymer plants in Texas were U.S. Rubber, B. F. Goodrich (both at Port Neches), Phillips Petroleum (Borger), General Tire and Rubber (Baytown), and Goodyear Synthetic Rubber (Houston). Thanks for looking and GOOD LUCK!!
MEASURES 28MM X 32.5 MM.This was produced by prolific medal and fob producerWHITEHEAD & HOAG COMPANYof Newark, New Jersey, This from the Handbook of Texas Online
The synthetic rubber industry was established in Texas during World War II and developed so rapidly that by 1950 production amounted to more than 50 percent of a United States total of between 4, 000 and 5, 000 lo...ng tons annually. Among the most important factors in the decision to locate a large portion of the nation's plants in Texas were the state's concentration of natural gas and petroleum resources, its high degree of development of deepwater and inland waterway transportation, and the Texas Gulf Coast labor market.
The major portion of synthetic rubber production during the war and thereafter was for Buna-S, a copolymer rubber made from butadiene and styrene, both products from petroleum sources. All of the synthetic rubber plants built during the war were government owned but were operated on a management-fee basis by private industry.
After the war a few of these plants were sold, and others were maintained in standby condition in keeping with the Rubber Act, which required plants producing 200, 000 long tons annually of general-purpose rubber and 21, 667 tons of special-purpose rubber to be kept in operating status, and those producing 600, 000 tons of general-purpose and 65, 000 tons of special-purpose to be kept in standby condition. Expiration of the Rubber Act in June 1950 had a decided effect on the industry. The five original copolymer plants in Texas were U.S. Rubber, B. F. Goodrich (both at Port Neches), Phillips Petroleum (Borger), General Tire and Rubber (Baytown), and Goodyear Synthetic Rubber (Houston). Thanks for looking and GOOD LUCK!!
