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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 492
  • No images 137

Classification

  • health, care and grooming 629
    • grooming 309
    • personal hygiene 122
    • baby and child care 72
    • medical 69
    • 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
  • audio visual 1

Date

  • 1800-1899 37
  • 1900-1999 395
  • 2000-date 202

Material

  • plastic 629
    • polypropylene 81
    • plastic (natural) 55
    • cellulose nitrate 53
    • urea formaldehyde 46
    • polystyrene 46
    • unidentified 46
    • polyvinyl chloride 34
    • acrylonitrile butadiene styrene 34
    • phenol formaldehyde 33
    • polyethylene 29
    • polymethyl methacrylate 28
    • polyamide 23
    • 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 69
  • glass 17
  • paper 13
  • 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
  • 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
  • laser cut 1
  • soldered 1
  • rotational moulded 1
  • plated 1
  • machine cut 1
  • foamed 1
  • knotted 1
  • knitted 1
  • handmade 1
  • ground 1
  • etched 1
  • 3d printed 1
  • turned 1

Person

  • U 390
  • 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 184
  • 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 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 96
  • 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
  • gold 5
  • flesh-coloured 1

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