Newsletter prepared by the Consumer - Business Relations Committee of the Better Business Bureau in cooperation with the Office of Price Administration providing tips to make rubber articles last longer to aid the war effort. Articles discussed include overshoes, clothing, hot water bottles, and garden hoses. The newsletter advises against leaving rubber in heat or sunlight or damaging them with tension or substances like paint or oil and encourages proper cleaning and maintenance of rubber items and to try repairs before getting replacements.
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
Established in 1967, the Museum honors the 8 million Americans who served in WWII in the Pacific Theater by sharing their stories with the world. Located in Fredericksburg in the restored Nimitz "Steamboat" Hotel, the Museum partners with the Texas Historical Commission to preserve the historical resources of the era.
Newsletter prepared by the Consumer - Business Relations Committee of the Better Business Bureau in cooperation with the Office of Price Administration providing tips to make rubber articles last longer to aid the war effort. Articles discussed include overshoes, clothing, hot water bottles, and garden hoses. The newsletter advises against leaving rubber in heat or sunlight or damaging them with tension or substances like paint or oil and encourages proper cleaning and maintenance of rubber items and to try repairs before getting replacements.
This issue is part of the following collection of related materials.
National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
The Digital Archive presents digitized collections from the Center for Pacific War Studies collections at the National Museum of the Pacific War. Collections and material are continuously being added and represent only a small portion of the archives' physical holdings.
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University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.