Sleek and futuristic, they seem not of this world – and certainly not of the toxic, noisy world of extractive rock mining. Few think of the ecological impact of our craving for a range of ...

It took more than money and man-power to lay the transatlantic cable. Gutta-percha, a natural plastic extracted from trees in Southeast Asia, sparked a craze in Victorian England, leading to its use ...

1896 catalog of dental filling materials from S. S. White Dental Mfg. Co., including color and black and white drawings, descriptions, and prices.

INDIARUBBER AND GUTTAPERCHA IN THE CIVIL WAR ERA : AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF RUBBER PREPLASTIC ANTIQUES AND MILITARIA BY MIKE WOSHNER PHOTOGRAPHY AND DESIGN BY MIKE ODONNELL ...