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Model pacemaker

Date
2020

Swedish ankle foot orthosis

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
2020 (circa)

Acrylic denture

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1950 - 1999 (circa)

Vulcanite denture

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1900 - 1950 (circa)

Synthetic foot

Designer (Organisation)
Dorset Orthopaedic
Manufacturer
Dorset Orthopaedic
Date
2019

Nose cutout cup

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
2019 (circa)

Tap turners

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Manufactured for
Performance Health International
Date
2019 (circa)

Handbag manicure set

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1920 - 1929 (circa)
Side view of a hairdryer showing

HLD4 hairdryer

Designer (Person)
Rams, Dieter
Manufacturer
Braun
Date
1970

Bestfrend Electric Hair Dryer

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Bestfrend Electrical Co.
Date
1939 (circa)

Brown artificial eye

Designer (Organisation)
Cantor and Nissel
Manufacturer
Cantor and Nissel
Date
(2019)

Actinotherapy goggles

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Solport Brothers
Date
1932

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Images

  • Has images 501
  • No images 137

Classification

  • health, care and grooming 638
    • grooming 311
    • personal hygiene 122
    • medical 75
    • baby and child care 73
    • physical well being 57
    • spiritual well being 2
  • house and garden 35
  • travel and holiday 23
  • archival material 8
  • plastics and the environment 6
  • fashion and costume 5
  • packaging and materials handling 4
  • promotional material 3
  • toys and games 3
  • audio visual 1

Date

  • 1800-1899 37
  • 1900-1999 404
  • 2000-date 202

Material

  • plastic 629
  • metal 117
  • animal 70
  • paper 21
  • glass 17
  • textile 13
  • wood 4
  • ceramic 1
  • carbon fibre composite 1

Method

  • injection moulded 231
  • compression moulded 76
  • thermoformed 50
  • extruded 35
  • cut 28
  • unknown 19
  • polished 17
  • shaved 15
  • fabricated 13
  • filed 12
  • cast 10
  • insert moulded 9
  • calendered 8
  • printed 8
  • heat welded 7
  • blow moulded 6
  • stitched 6
  • hollowed out 5
  • spun 4
  • woven 4
  • injection blow moulded 4
  • hand finished 4
  • flocked 3
  • lathe cut 3
  • moulded 3
  • welded 3
  • painted 2
  • pressed 2
  • radio frequency welded 2
  • knotted 1
  • soldered 1
  • rotational moulded 1
  • plated 1
  • machine cut 1
  • laser cut 1
  • etched 1
  • knitted 1
  • handmade 1
  • ground 1
  • foamed 1
  • carved 1
  • 3d printed 1
  • turned 1

Person

  • U 391
  • R 21
  • B 13
  • S 6
  • J 5
  • W 4
  • H 3
  • K 3
  • M 3
  • O 2
  • P 2
  • Q 2
  • G 1
  • L 1
  • V 1

Organisation

  • U 191
  • B 100
  • W 45
  • C 39
  • P 39
  • G 38
  • R 38
  • S 36
  • M 23
  • A 21
  • E 20
  • H 18
  • L 18
  • D 14
  • J 10
  • F 9
  • T 8
  • O 7
  • K 6
  • V 5
  • I 2
  • X 2

Country

  • uk 211
  • unknown 68
  • china 24
  • germany 18
  • usa 16
  • france 11
  • italy 9
  • sweden 9
  • denmark 8
  • taiwan 7
  • the netherlands 7
  • japan 6
  • india 3
  • austria 3
  • australia 2
  • switzerland 2
  • west germany 2
  • brazil 1
  • canada 1
  • ireland 1
  • singapore 1
  • south africa 1
  • thailand 1
  • trinidad and tobago 1
  • vietnam 1
  • yugoslavia 1

Colour

  • white 127
  • blue 99
  • cream 97
  • green 88
  • black 84
  • brown 80
  • colourless 70
  • red 53
  • pink 50
  • yellow 39
  • orange 33
  • multi-coloured 32
  • silver 31
  • grey 24
  • purple 16
  • black & white print 7
  • gold 5
  • colour print 1
  • flesh-coloured 1

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