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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 | Case | Daguerreotype, Bartering Soldiers On Both Sides, 4 X 5 In. | 1995 | | Gutta-percha | Case | Daguerreotype, Landing Of Columbus, 9 1/4 In. | 1995 | | Gutta-percha | Case | Daguerreotype, Little Boy | 1995 | | Gutta-percha | Case | Daguerreotype, Profile Bust Of Washington, 3 3/8 X 3 3/4 In. | 1995 | | Gutta-percha | Case | Deer & Cherub, Black, 4 7/8 In. | 1995 | | Gutta-percha | Case | Ferrotype, Civil War Soldier | 1995 | | Gutta-percha | Case | Landing Of Columbus, Niagara Falls Tintype, 7 X 9 In. | 1995 | | Gutta-percha | Case | Military Figures Bartering, Black, 4 X 4 7/8 In. | 1995 | | Gutta-percha | Case | Washington Monument, Richmond, Va., 5 X 6 1/4 In. | 1995 | | Gutta-percha | Case | Woman On Horse, Boy, Dog, Black, 4 X 4 7/8 In. | 1995 | | Gutta-percha | Match Safe | Figural, Book | 1995 |
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