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RESEARCHER SEEKS BOIS DURCI, A NATURAL PLASTIC 1855-1927Newman Numismatic Portal Project Coordinator Len Augsburger also passed along the following ask from a researcher. -Editor
Medals in wood? Indeed, probably just about any solid substance has been die struck, or at least a crude attempt has been made. Bois Durci Un Plastique Naturel, A Natural Plastic 1855-1927, by Gaston Vermosen, documented such pieces made following an 1862 London exhibition. Michelle Lowe-Holder, a UK artist, seeks a copy of this book for research purposes and may be contacted at michelle@lowe-holder.com.
Link to Richard Jewell's review of Bois Durci:
Bois Durci is having a renaissance, I suppose. In January I sold my copy of the book to another reader who'd asked about it. -Editor
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