Blue prayer book cover

Description

A rectangular prayer book cover with slightly convex moulded ecclesiastic motifs. It was made in the 1860s using compression moulded Parkesine. Parkesine is the trademark for the first man-made plastic, which was invented by Alexander Parkes in 1862. This item forms part of the Plastics Historical Society (PHS) collection.
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Object number

PHSL : PAR 131

Date

1865 (circa)

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Dimensions
Width
74mm
Length
130mm

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