March 17 1845 The first rubber band was patented by Stephen Perry of London.
Rubber Band, article from Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_band

RUBBERBAND MAN   - Mumford & Sons       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLTwLkqPSAE

Link to post above RUBBER BAND by Lal Waterson & Mike Waterson