TAGUA, VEGETAL IVORY - GENERALITIES PART 2 OF 3 -
fverac September 27th, 2007
Two events of great importance during the second decade of century twenty changed the panorama of the negotiators in the history of tagua. The first it was the invention of the boats mechanically driven by helices that moved to the old ships impelled by wind; and the second was the opening of the Panama Canal, which opened the doors of new continent to the world. Consequently Ecuadorian tagua was left in disposition of all the producers, that operated this resource and they invaded the market with buttons, whose quality prevailed with absolute leadership on the use of any other material for this application in the world-wide seat.
In addition, during the II World War, this product was used in manufacture of industrial clothes and by the Navy of the United States for others instruments. Tagua already was used 200 years before in elaboration of figurines, pipes, games of chess, etc.
