|
Gutta-percha made its appearance in dentistry in the mid-1800s, when it was first used for filling cavities. In their classic endodontics book, Pathways of the Pulp, Stephen Cohen and Richard J. Burns report that in 1887, S.S. White Manufacturing Co.
|
money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/12...
money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/12/22/356079/index.htm
|
|
|
|
Prior to this time, golf balls were made from feathers encased in leather. These golf balls were expensive and were impossible to use in wet weather. Solid gutta percha golf balls overcame both of these problems and provided much more consistent results.
|
www.azom.com/details.asp?ArticleID=1456
|
|
|
|
Home > SmartBuys > Antiques > Jewelry > E > Earrings with cameos made of Gutta Percha ... These earring are made of Gutta Percha or vulcanized rubber. Length from tip of earwire is 2 1/8Â". C. 1880, $ 550. We accept VISA, MASTERCARD, DISCOVER, and AMERICAN EXPRESS. We are happy to send items on approval.
|
www.bobvila.com/SmartBuys/Earrings_with_cameos_made_of_...
www.bobvila.com/SmartBuys/Earrings_with_cameos_made_of_Gutta_Percha-p540589.html
|
|
|
In the age before the development of man-made plastics, a material had to be found which would fulfil these requirements. Fortunately, Gutta Percha, a resin from the Isonandra Gutta tree was identified as a suitable insulating material.
|
www.porthcurno.org.uk/html/guttapercha.html
www.porthcurno.org.uk/html/guttapercha.html
|
|
Boys, A few notes worth reading. "Both India rubber and gutta-percha are gums from tropical trees. India rubber is made from the milkey-white sap of a number of tropical trees, chiefly from the Sephonea Cahuca tree, and has been identified as... ... Sore Foot Boys; > Misc. Discusion; > Gutta Percha but Mostly Rubber;
|
pub48.ezboard.com/fmessesofmessesforumfrm2.showMessage?...
pub48.ezboard.com/fmessesofmessesforumfrm2.showMessage?topicID=27.topic
|
|
Next up is the Gutta Percha, made from the rubber tree sap given off by the Gutta tree. These balls were definitely easy to mold but couldn’t really travel beyond 200 yards. They still didn’t have “dimples” which allow golf balls to travel further.
|
progolferdigest.com/golf-news/golf-ball-history-feather...
progolferdigest.com/golf-news/golf-ball-history-featheries-gutta-percha-and-more/
|
|
Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada ... Canada's Digital Collections ... Les Collections numérisées du Canada...
|
collections.ic.gc.ca/cable/gutta.htm
collections.ic.gc.ca/cable/gutta.htm
|
|
Gutta Percha golf balls ; The first Gutta ball is believed to have been made around 1848 by the Rev. Dr. Robert Adams Paterson . Gutta-percha is the evaporated milky juice or latex produced from a tree most commonly found in Malaysia.
|
www.glencall.co.uk/putter/guttaballs.html
www.glencall.co.uk/putter/guttaballs.html
|
|
Online Catalogue of Wooden Shaft Golf Clubs and Collectibles! Wood Shaft Putters, Irons, Mashies, Niblicks, Gutta Percha Balls and more! ... PUTTERS MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN...
|
www.golfforallages.com/cat119.htm
|
|
