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Top view of a Kogai showing the square shape and banded colouring.

Kogai

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1868 - 1912 (circa)
Top view of a comb showing the heading and teeth.

Comb with painted woman heading

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1900 - 1999 (circa)
Top view of a comb showing the heading and teeth.

Comb with bird

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1930 - 1969 (circa)
Front view of an apron showing it over an mannequin.

Disposable polythene aprons

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
2020

Model pacemaker

Date
2020

Synthetic foot

Designer (Organisation)
Dorset Orthopaedic
Manufacturer
Dorset Orthopaedic
Date
2019

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)

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)

Pagination

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Images

  • Has images 502
  • No images 131

Classification

  • health, care and grooming 633
    • grooming 312
    • personal hygiene 122
    • baby and child care 72
    • medical 70
    • physical well being 57
    • spiritual well being 2
  • house and garden 35
  • travel and holiday 23
  • plastics and the environment 6
  • fashion and costume 5
  • packaging and materials handling 4
  • promotional material 3
  • toys and games 3
  • office and workplace 2
  • audio visual 1

Date

  • 1800-1899 38
  • 1900-1999 398
  • 2000-date 203

Material

  • plastic 633
    • polypropylene 81
    • plastic (natural) 58
    • cellulose nitrate 53
    • urea formaldehyde 46
    • polystyrene 46
    • unidentified 46
    • polyamide 38
    • polyvinyl chloride 34
    • acrylonitrile butadiene styrene 34
    • phenol formaldehyde 33
    • polyethylene 30
    • polymethyl methacrylate 28
    • silicone 16
    • polyurethane 13
    • cellulose acetate 13
    • rubber 12
    • thermoplastic elastomer 11
    • polyoxymethylene 9
    • polycarbonate 9
    • styrene acrylonitrile 6
    • polyester 6
    • recycled 6
    • melamine formaldehyde 6
    • fluorosilicone acrylate 3
    • acetal 3
    • polyethylene terephthalate 3
    • cellulose 3
    • casein formaldehyde 2
    • hard rubber 1
    • ethylene vinyl acetate 1
  • metal 117
  • animal 72
  • glass 17
  • paper 13
  • textile 13
  • wood 4
  • ceramic 1
  • carbon fibre composite 1

Method

  • injection moulded 246
  • compression moulded 76
  • extruded 50
  • thermoformed 50
  • cut 32
  • polished 20
  • unknown 19
  • shaved 18
  • filed 15
  • fabricated 13
  • cast 10
  • calendered 9
  • insert moulded 9
  • heat welded 7
  • blow moulded 6
  • hand finished 6
  • stitched 6
  • hollowed out 5
  • pressed 5
  • woven 4
  • spun 4
  • injection blow moulded 4
  • lathe cut 3
  • moulded 3
  • welded 3
  • flocked 3
  • painted 2
  • radio frequency welded 2
  • laser cut 1
  • soldered 1
  • rotational moulded 1
  • plated 1
  • machine cut 1
  • ground 1
  • knotted 1
  • knitted 1
  • handmade 1
  • foamed 1
  • etched 1
  • 3d printed 1
  • turned 1

Person

  • U 412
  • 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 187
  • B 92
  • W 45
  • C 39
  • P 39
  • G 38
  • R 38
  • S 36
  • M 23
  • A 21
  • E 19
  • H 18
  • L 18
  • D 14
  • J 10
  • F 8
  • T 8
  • O 7
  • K 6
  • V 5
  • I 2
  • X 2

Country

  • uk 203
  • unknown 84
  • china 26
  • germany 18
  • usa 16
  • france 11
  • italy 9
  • sweden 9
  • denmark 8
  • japan 7
  • taiwan 7
  • the netherlands 7
  • 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 132
  • blue 100
  • cream 99
  • green 89
  • black 86
  • brown 81
  • colourless 74
  • red 55
  • pink 51
  • yellow 39
  • orange 33
  • multi-coloured 32
  • silver 31
  • grey 25
  • purple 16
  • gold 5
  • flesh-coloured 1

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