Yeah, shellac was so useful that people were starting to think in terms of giant beetle farms (giant farms; not beetles) to keep up with the demand. Then the various sythetic “space age” materials like Formica basically replaced it. I’ve heard one Old Time Radio show (CounterSpy I think) where the Secret Formula everyone’s chasing after is the Sci-Fi miracle process for synthetic shellac!! A true miracle substance that could possibly tilt the Balance Of World Power!!
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