GUT Gutta Percha latex block originally from the Tjipetir Plantation, Java (c. 1900) in Indonesia but washed up on the beach of Cornwall. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives

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2026-05-05 Generated by Access to Memory (AtoM) 2.10.1 2026-05-05 12:30 UTC English Gutta Percha latex block originally from the Tjipetir Plantation, Java (c. 1900) in Indonesia but washed up on the beach of Cornwall. GUT 1900 1 block of Gutta Percha; 45cm Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives

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English Tjipetir Plantation

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Gutta Percha latex block originally from the Tjipetir Plantation, Java (c. 1900) in Indonesia but washed up on the beach of Cornwall. Found by Tracey Williams and donated to Peter Wilkie (RBGE). https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30043875

Gutta Percha

There is some cracking and a hole has been punched in the surface (finger sized) - handle with care.

Item was donated by Tracey Williams.

The block was one of many found on a beach in Cornwall by Tracey Williams.

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