Tree tapping
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
8 Year Old Para Rubber, Gikiyanakand, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of 8 year old Para rubbert trees being tapped on a plantation in Gikiyanakand[?] in the early 20th century.
10 Year Old Rubber Tree on Kempsey Estate, Selangor, [Malaysia], 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a man collecting rubber from a 10 year old rubber tree which has been tapped using a herring-bone pattern on the Kempsey Estate, Selangor, [Malaysia] in the early 20th century.
Ceara-Tapping in Hawaii on the Full Herring-Bone System, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of two men standing next to a Ceara rubber tree that has been tapped using the full herring-bone system in Hawaii in the early 20th century.
Chinese Tapper at Work, Atherton Estate, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a Chinese tree tapper at work on the Atherton Estate in [Malaysia?] in the early 20th century.
Diagramatic Representation of Tapping Methods, 1870s-1930s
Six diagramatic illustrations representing different tree-tapping methods: V tapping; herring-bone; half herring-bone; basal V; spiral and New Northway.
Half Herring Bone Paring System, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a rubber tree that was tapped using the half herring bome paring system done by Dr. Huber with his tapping knife in the early 20th century.
Hevea Rubber Showing Two Basal V's and Rambong Rubber Tree, 1870s-1930s
Photographs of rubber trees: the image on the left shows a Hevea rubber tree showing two Basal V tapping marks and the image on the right shows a Rambong (ficus elastica) rubber tree in the early 20th century.
Jelutong Tree (Sarawak), [Malaysia], 1870s-1930s
Two photographs showing both the native and improved method of tapping Jelutong trees in Sarawak, Malaysia in the early 20th century.
Latex Collecting Cups On a Para Rubber Tree, Botanic Gardens, Singapore, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a man standing next to a Para rubber tree that has latex collecting cups attached to it at various intervals at the Botanic Gardens, Singapore in the early 20th century.
[Man Using a Knife to Tap a Rubber Tree], 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a man using a knife to tap a rubber tree on a plantation in [Southeast Asia?] in the early 20th century.