Block of raw leaf gutta percha, 1942-1945.

UNSPECIFIED - FEBRUARY 25: An inscribed mottled brown rectangular block of gutta percha manufactured in Telcon's (formerly the Gutta Percha Company) plantation in Malaya during the Japanese occupation in World War II. Gutta percha is a close relative of rubber and is obtained as a resin from a tropical tree. It used to be extensively used as an electrical insulator and in the manufacture of golf balls, but has largely been superseded by synthetic materials. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
UNSPECIFIED - FEBRUARY 25: An inscribed mottled brown rectangular block of gutta percha manufactured in Telcon's (formerly the Gutta Percha Company) plantation in Malaya during the Japanese occupation in World War II. Gutta percha is a close relative of rubber and is obtained as a resin from a tropical tree. It used to be extensively used as an electrical insulator and in the manufacture of golf balls, but has largely been superseded by synthetic materials. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
Block of raw leaf gutta percha, 1942-1945.
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Credit:
Science & Society Picture Library / Contributor
Editorial #:
90742050
Collection:
SSPL
Date created:
February 25, 1997
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Source:
SSPL
Object name:
10305065
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3504 x 2745 px (11.68 x 9.15 in) - 300 dpi - 2 MB