Helium balloons history
Here is a brief helium balloons history. Balloons capable of flying in the air were invented in 1824. Michael Faraday noticed that elastic bags filled with light gas acquire lifting power.
Of course, these were not yet neat multicolored balls but real "bags" - two sheets of rubber with flour poured between them.
- In 1825, Thomas Hancock began producing sets, which included a syringe and a bottle of liquid rubber. With their help, you could blow out a neat rubber ball yourself.
- In 1847, J.G. Ingram presented the first balls made of vulcanized rubber in London. Outwardly, they were very similar to modern round balls.
- Since 1889, balloons imported from Europe have been sold in the United States at a price of 4 cents per piece.
- In 1907, the American Rubber Company, located in Ohio, began selling rubber balls of its own manufacture. Five years later, in 1912, the company expanded its range and established the production of the world's first oblong balloons.
- 1922 became a key year in balloon history. People were injured in the explosion of hot hydrogen balloons, and the New York authorities imposed a ban on refueling balloons with this combustible gas. This forced manufacturers to fill the balls with safe helium. This inert gas is absolutely harmless and cannot ignite or explode under any circumstances.
- In 1931, Neil Tylotson established the production of latex balls and founded Tillotson, which still produces rubber products. The use of new materials made it possible to establish the production of balloons of different shapes, which did not go unnoticed by designers and holiday designers.
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