Rubber band Rubber band A rubber band (also known as an elastic band, gum band or lacky band) is a loop of rubber, usually ring shaped, and commonly used to hold multiple objects together. The rubber band was patented in England on March 17, 1845, by Stephen Perry. Most rubber bands are manufactured out of natural rubber or, especially at larger sizes, elastomer, and are sold in a variety of sizes. Rubber bands are made by extruding the rubber into a long tube to provide its general shape, putting the tubes on mandrels, curing the rubber with heat, and then slicing it
The Flys (British band) "Love and a Molotov Cocktail" was covered by the German band Die Toten Hosen on their album "Learning English, Lesson One". Joe Hughes and David Freeman later worked together again in the short-lived 1980s new wave band The Lover Speaks. Although they were rooted in the 1970s British punk scene and influenced by The Damned and the Buzzcocks their music did not always fit that mold displaying considerable melody. Power pop, and 'half-punk, half pop' is closer to the style of their actual playing. The Flys (British band) The Flys were a British punk rock band that originally formed in