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.

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 ...

The ProTaper gutta percha and paper points from Dentsply Maillefer are colour coded and are available in sizes that correspond to all ProTaper Finisher-prepared canals, making them simple to use ...

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 ...

Gutta percha was introduced to Europe in 1842 by Dr. William Montgomerie, a surgeon serving with the British army in the East Indies who had come across the substance in Singapore, ...

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 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.

H. H. Day, of New York, has obtained a patent in England for extracting from gutta percha a peculiar etheric oil which it contains preparatory to its being subjected to the process of ...