Beetleware trinket box

Side view of a trinket box showing the stright sides. Top view of a trinket box showing the cameo feature. Top view of a trinket box showing the cameo feature. Underside view of a trinket box showing the mooulded inscription.
Side view of a trinket box showing the stright sides. Top view of a trinket box showing the cameo feature. Top view of a trinket box showing the cameo feature. Underside view of a trinket box showing the mooulded inscription.

Description

A circular 1930s Beetleware trinket box, made of compression moulded urea formaldehyde, with a push-on lid which is decorated with a cameo of King Edward VIII. This item forms part of the Plastics Historical Society (PHS) collection.
Designers & Manufacturers
Designer (Person)

Inscriptions

moulded: "Beetleware MADE IN ENGLAND"

Object number

PHSL : 253

Date

1935 (circa)

Country

Dimensions
Height
35mm
Diameter
100mm

Colour