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Side view of a lidded box showing the straight sides and slightly domed lid.

Green handkerchief box

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Manufactured for
Tootal
Date
1930 - 1939 (circa)
Top view of a comb showing the heading and teeth.

Silver topped pocket comb

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1909 (circa)

Tap turners

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Manufactured for
Performance Health International
Date
2019 (circa)
Top view of a razor box showing the moulded inscription and design.

Eclipse Red Ring razor

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Manufactured for
James Neill
Date
1930 - 1939 (circa)
Side view of a syringe showing the needle cover.

Disposable syringe

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Gillette Surgical
Date
1980 - 1989 (circa)
Side view of a syringe showing the demarcations.

Sabre Insulin syringe, 1 of 2

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Gillette Surgical
Date
1980 - 1989 (circa)
Front view of a syringe in sterile packaging.

Sabre Insulin syringe, 2 of 2

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Gillette Surgical
Date
1980 - 1989 (circa)
Side view of a lidded bowl showing the straight sides.

Fornell style powder bowl

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1930 - 1939 (circa)
Side view of a beaker showing the offset stem.

Goblet

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Antiference
Date
1980 - 1989 (circa)
Top view of a pin box showing the silver mount.

Pin box with hinged lid

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1904 (circa)
Front view of a set of obturating points showing them sealed in the packaging.

Propoint Obturating Point

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
DRFP
Date
2014
Front view of a pair of glasses showing the metal frames.

Eyejusters

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Eyejusters
Date
2016 (circa)

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Images

  • Has images 134

Classification

  • health, care and grooming 134
    • grooming 96
    • baby and child care 13
    • personal hygiene 12
    • physical well being 8
    • medical 5
  • house and garden 11
  • travel and holiday 8
  • packaging and materials handling 2

Date

  • 1800-1899 10
  • 1900-1999 111
  • 2000-date 14

Material

  • plastic 134
    • cellulose nitrate 34
    • urea formaldehyde 25
    • phenol formaldehyde 19
    • plastic (natural) 14
    • polystyrene 9
    • polypropylene 7
    • polyamide 5
    • unidentified 3
    • silicone 3
    • polymethyl methacrylate 2
    • polyethylene 2
    • cellulose acetate 2
    • polyvinyl chloride 2
    • rubber 1
    • melamine formaldehyde 1
  • metal 23
  • animal 22
  • glass 6
  • paper 2
  • textile 2
  • wood 2

Method

  • compression moulded 44
  • thermoformed 30
  • injection moulded 27
  • cut 14
  • filed 11
  • polished 11
  • shaved 10
  • fabricated 9
  • unknown 4
  • pressed 2
  • blow moulded 1
  • calendered 1
  • cast 1
  • hollowed out 1
  • injection blow moulded 1
  • moulded 1
  • radio frequency welded 1
  • stitched 1
  • welded 1

Person

  • Unknown 134

Organisation

  • U 49
  • B 20
  • S 10
  • G 9
  • P 9
  • D 8
  • L 8
  • H 5
  • R 5
  • M 4
  • E 4
  • A 4
  • C 3
  • O 3
  • T 3
  • J 2
  • X 2
  • F 1
  • K 1
  • V 1
  • W 1

Country

  • uk 134

Colour

  • brown 29
  • cream 27
  • green 23
  • pink 15
  • blue 14
  • white 14
  • black 12
  • red 9
  • silver 7
  • colourless 6
  • orange 6
  • yellow 5
  • grey 1
  • multi-coloured 1

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