Goodyear, Charles, 1800-1860 to Benjamin Silliman
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02480.09 Author/Creator: Goodyear, Charles, 1800-1860 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 August 1842 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 26.2 x 20.8 cm. Order a Copy
Sends Silliman, chemistry professor at Yale, enclosed examples (not included) of his improvements in gum elastic. Claims that "the elastic articles will not loose their elastic quality by age or by use."
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