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 ...
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 ...