Gutta-percha, a natural plastic extracted from trees in Southeast Asia, sparked a craze in Victorian England, leading to its use in everything from golf balls to ear trumpets.

Collectors today can find gutta-percha golf balls for as little as $100, though they often average several hundred dollars. Rarity and condition, as for most antiques, determine value.

The annual market for gutta-percha in the U.S. is estimated to be $30 million to $40 million, and most of it comes from Brazil, where tappers harvest sap from trees growing in the rain forest.

Gutta Percha in Dentistry. Share full article. Nov. 27, 1855. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from November 27, 1855, Page 4 Buy Reprints.

Gutta-percha is a symbol of an age experiencing rapid acceleration. The 1850s saw a boom in which world trade expanded five-fold and millions of migrants ventured forth to settle what they called ...

The blocks were not strictly rubber - they are most likely gutta-percha, the gum of a tree found in the Malay Peninsula and Malaysia. It was used in the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries ...

The same was not true for teeth filled with gutta-percha/AH plus, which performed significantly worse than teeth with unfilled root canals and roots obturated with Resilon. "Compared with gutta-percha ...

Gutta percha was first introduced to the west by William Mongomerie in 1843. He demonstrated to the Royal Society of Arts in London, the materials’ ability to be heated and moulded. Properties of ...

Gutta Percha. by Wiley Clapp; posted on March 13, 2012 News, Reviews, Handguns. Support NRA American Rifleman DONATE ** When you buy products through the links on ...