More than 350 years ago colonial factories three football fields long were turning out an indispensable and surprisingly complex component of the infant nation’s all-important maritime industry
Vulcanite made false teeth practical and affordable, and dentists saw it as a godsend—until an unscrupulous operator held the entire profession hostage
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