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Gutta-percha was one of the first plastic materials. It was made from a mixture of resins from Malaysian trees. It was molded and used for daguerreotype cases, toilet articles, and picture frames in the nineteenth century. The Gutta Percha Company used gutta-percha as cable insulation in its tubes in 1850, which was used to insulate landline cables and, later, submarine cables.
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| Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | Gutta-percha | Mirror | Hand, Embossed Flowers, Diatite Pat 1868, March 19 1872, 8 3/4 In. | 2005 | | Gutta-percha | Pipe | Figural, The Smoking Gun, Italy, 5 In. | 2005 | | Gutta-percha | Revolver Case | Smith & Wesson First Model Tip Up, Eagle, Leaves, 8 x 4 x 2 In. | 2005 | | Gutta-percha | Tieback | Embossed Grapes & Vines, Gilt Center, Patented 1868, 3 1/2 In. | 2005 | | Gutta-percha | Union Case | Woman Holding Wreath, Ship, Train, Littlefield, Parsons, 1857, 4 In. | 2005 | | Gutta-percha | Case | Cartouche, Pineapple, Daguerreotype Of Man & Child, 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 In. | 2004 | | Gutta-percha | Case | Oval, Flowers, Littlefield, Parsons, C.1857, 2 5/8 x 2 1/4 In. | 2004 | | Gutta-percha | Case | Union, Embossed Design, Littlefield, Parsons, C.1857, 3 3/4 x 3 1/4 In. | 2004 | | Gutta-percha | Case | Union, Rounded Corners, Velvet Interior, Tintype, Scovill, 3 x 2 1/2 In. | 2004 | | Gutta-percha | Case | Union, Stars, Banners, Velvet, Littlefield, Parsons, C.1857, 3 3/4 x 3 1/2 In. | 2004 | | Gutta-percha | Case | Union, Velvet Interior, Ambrotype, Holmes, Booth & Hayden, 3 x 2 1/2 In. | 2004 | | Gutta-percha | Case | Velvet Liner, Young Girl Daguerreotype, 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 In. | 2004 | | Gutta-percha | Corn Razor | Handle, Beehive, D. Perts, Solingen, Germany, 3 13/16 In. | 2004 | | Gutta-percha | Frame | Embossed Design, Oval, C.1870 | 2004 | | Gutta-percha | Frame | Embossed Design, Square, C.1870 | 2004 | | Gutta-percha | Matchbox | King Edward Vii Coronation, Flowers, 2 x 1 1/2 In. | 2004 | | Gutta-percha | Mirror | Hand, Elk, Antlers, Roses, Hand Painted Accents, C.1880, 10 x 4 In. | 2004 | | Gutta-percha | Mirror | Hand, Patent 1878, 5 3/8 x 12 In. | 2004 | | Gutta-percha | Pin | Corn, Stalks, C-clasp, 3/4 x 1 3/4 In. | 2004 | | Gutta-percha | Pin | Mourning, Jet, Black, Victorian, 1 x 1 3/4 In. | 2004 | | Gutta-percha | Shuttle Tatting | Brass Rivets, Victorian, 2 3/4 In. | 2004 | | Gutta-percha | Bracelet | Hinged | 2004 | | Gutta-percha | Comb | 4 X 4 1/2 In. | 2004 | | Gutta-percha | Locket & Chain | Oval, Sterling 4 Leaf Clover, 25-in. Chain | 2004 | | Gutta-percha | Case | Relief Scroll, Flowers, 19th Century, 6 x 5 In. | 2003 |
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