Classification
Description
A dark brown, mottled bakelite sugar bowl with an outer covering of silver, made J Gloster Ltd of Birmingham circa 1934. It is produced by combining spun silver over a moulded inner layer of bakelite, a process that involves shaping a flat silver disc into a hollow item using a lathe to spin the disc whilst shaping it over a former, in this case the shallow bowl. The patent number 325841 stamped on the base refers to the process of covering the bakelite part with a layer of silver. The bowl is accompanied by a pierced silver sugar spoon.
Inscriptions
stamped: "Pat. No. 325841 J G Ltd." (base)
Object number
AIBDC : 009424.1
Date
1934 (circa)
Country
Method
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bakelite layer
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silver layer
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Material
| plastic | |
| PF | inner bakelite layer |
| phenol formaldehyde | |
| bakelite - generic term | |
| metal | |
| silver | outer layer |
Dimensions
Height
43mm
Diameter
113mm