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From Porcelain to Plastic: Politics and Business in a Relocated False Teeth Company, 1880s–1950s1

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David De Vries
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Enterprise & Society , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , March 2013 , pp. 144 - 181
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Sources in Hebrew are marked (H). I wish to thank Galia Rattner, Yifat Moas, Rivi Gillis, and Maya Vinitsky for invaluable research assistance and comments.

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