Gents Mag 1864 part 1 p.351

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	Gentleman's Magazine 1864 part 1 p.351
inscriptions   gutta percha
	Inscriptions using Gutta Percha Meeting of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 6 January:- ... ... Dr. Bruce then submitted and explained a plan for taking impressions of sculptured stones. the modus operandi, the Rev. Dr. explained, was by placing upon the stone thin sheet of gutta percha, upon which is placed a blanket, wrung out of warm water, and pressed upon the gutta percha, which very soon takes the impression of the stone, and in the most perfect manner, even to the tool-marks.
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