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  • Taping rubber, Singapore

    Economy · Geography and Travels
    This is a black-and-white postcard with a photograph of two Malay boys at a rubber tree. The sap is collected in a small bowl placed at the bark of the rubber tree. In this photograph the sap is being transferred to a metal pail placed at the bottom of the...

  • A Malay boy tapping a rubber tree, Singapore

    Economy
    This is a coloured postcard with a photograph of a Malay boy tapping a rubber tree. He is wearing a songkok and a long-sleeved jacket. More rubber trees can be seen in the background. The back of the postcard is unwritten. Date of creation estimated.

  • Singapore Tapping rubber

    Economy
    This is a black-and-white postcard with a photograph of a Malay lady and a boy at a rubber tree. The lady is tapping rubber so that the sap would be collected in a small bowl placed at the bark of the rubber tree. In this photograph the bowl is on...

  • Rubber tapping Singapore

    Economy
    This is a black-and-white postcard with a photograph of a man tapping rubber at a rubber tree. His back is facing the camera. The sap is collected in a small bowl placed at the bark of the rubber tree. The back of the postcard is unwritten. Date of creation estimated.

  • Rubber tapping Singapore

    Nature and Environment · Economy
    This postcard shows a rubber tapper at work in a rubber plantation. He is making slits in the bark of the rubber tree to extract the latex. A pail is placed at the foot of the tree to collect the latex. No date of creation estimated. Title taken from front...

  • Tapping rubber

    Economy · Nature and Environment
    This postcard shows a rubber tapper at work in a rubber plantation. He is making slits in the bark of the rubber tree to extract the latex. A small cup is placed at the foot of the tree to collect the dripping latex while a steel pail is found next...

  • Tapping rubber trees Singapore

    Economy · Nature and Environment
    This postcard shows rubber tappers working in a rubber plantation. Next to them are pails to collect the latex. A bullock cart carrying a large container is parked among the rubber trees. On the back of the postcard are some Japanese written text as well as information on the printer...

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