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The Patent Fights and Prison Terms Behind Vulcanized Rubber

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In 1855, Goodyear was sent to debtor's prison in both England and France, both relating to debts he had incurred demonstrating uses of vulcanization at the Exposition Universelle. These would be his last of many incarcerations in debtor's prison. He was inducted into the Legion of Honour while imprisoned.
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