Classification
Description
A circular powder bowl with a push-on lid, circa 1920s. The lid incorporates a recess for a small powder puff, with a screw cover and finial. The whole powder bowl is made of thermoformed cellulose nitrate possibly by British Xylonite. This item forms part of the Plastics Historical Society (PHS) collection.
Inscriptions
impressed: "MADE IN ENGLAND"
Object number
PHSL : 70
Date
1920 - 1929 (circa)
Country
Method
Dimensions
Height
80mm
Diameter
120mm