Before bakelite there was gutta percha which normally lightens in hue or shade with age… some caps go almost blondish and it’s not limited strictly to the surface… it can be deep within it.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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