Clarocit styptic pot

Side view of a styptic pot showing the smooth surface. Side view of a styptic pot showing the smooth surface. Side view of a styptic pot showing the smooth surface. Side view of a styptic pot showing the moulded text. Side view of a styptic pot showing the moulded text. Side view of a styptic pot showing the screw thread in the lid and base.
Side view of a styptic pot showing the smooth surface. Side view of a styptic pot showing the smooth surface. Side view of a styptic pot showing the smooth surface. Side view of a styptic pot showing the moulded text. Side view of a styptic pot showing the moulded text. Side view of a styptic pot showing the screw thread in the lid and base.

Classification

Description

A tapering cylindrical pot with a screw in domed lid. The lid of the pot has the name Clarocit moulded across the centre, and it is thought that the pot may have contained a styptic pencil. Moulded in mottled brown phenol formaldehyde the pot is thought to date from the 1940s.
Designers & Manufacturers
Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Manufactured for
Clarocit

Inscriptions

moulded: "Clarocit" (top)

Object number

AIBDC : 006939

Date

1940 - 1949 (circa)

Country

UK

Method

compression moulded

Material

plastic
bakelite - generic term
PF
phenol formaldehyde
Dimensions
Length
54mm
Diameter
27mm

Colour

brown