Photo: Removing flashing

Scanned image showing a male worker tidying steam iron handles.
Scanned image showing a male worker tidying steam iron handles.

Description

Removing flashing. Photo caption: At the High Wycombe factory of Hoover limited, an operator removes the flashing from the new Hoover Steam Iron handles, made from Bakelite melamine-phenolic moulding material. This item is part of the MoDiP BXL collection.
Designers & Manufacturers
Manufacturer
Manufactured for
BXL

Inscriptions

stamped: "The property of BAKELITE LIMITED, 12-18 Grosvenor Gardens. Please acknowledge" (rear)

Object number

BXL : 1066.2

Date

1960 - 1969 (circa)

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Method

Material

Dimensions
Width
161mm
Height
208mm