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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)

Bestfrend Electric Hair Dryer

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

Actinotherapy goggles

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Solport Brothers
Date
1932

Green Supreme hairdryer

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
L G Hawkins
Date
1947 - 1949 (circa)

Eclipse Red Ring razor

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Manufactured for
James Neill
Date
1930 - 1939 (circa)

Pocket comb and nail file set

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1950 - 1959 (circa)

M.D.Co. tooth colour matching set

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
M.D.Co.
Date
1940 - 1949 (circa)

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Images

  • Has images 340
  • No images 41

Classification

  • health, care and grooming 381
    • grooming 213
    • personal hygiene 55
    • baby and child care 47
    • physical well being 36
    • medical 29
    • spiritual well being 1
  • house and garden 24
  • travel and holiday 17
  • fashion and costume 5
  • packaging and materials handling 4
  • plastics and the environment 4
  • promotional material 3
  • toys and games 2
  • audio visual 1

Date

  • 1800-1899 20
  • 1900-1999 267
  • 2000-date 99

Material

  • plastic 381
    • cellulose nitrate 53
    • polystyrene 43
    • polypropylene 43
    • urea formaldehyde 41
    • phenol formaldehyde 29
    • unidentified 28
    • plastic (natural) 26
    • acrylonitrile butadiene styrene 20
    • polymethyl methacrylate 16
    • polyamide 14
    • polyethylene 13
    • polyvinyl chloride 13
    • cellulose acetate 11
    • silicone 11
    • rubber 7
    • polyester 6
    • recycled 5
    • polycarbonate 3
    • acetal 3
    • polyoxymethylene 3
    • polyurethane 3
    • thermoplastic elastomer 2
    • cellulose 2
    • polyethylene terephthalate 2
    • melamine formaldehyde 2
    • casein formaldehyde 2
    • fluorosilicone acrylate 1
    • hard rubber 1
    • silicone acrylate 1
    • styrene acrylonitrile 1
    • ethylene vinyl acetate 1
  • metal 79
  • animal 39
  • glass 17
  • paper 11
  • textile 7
  • wood 2
  • ceramic 1

Method

  • injection moulded 145
  • compression moulded 69
  • thermoformed 50
  • cut 28
  • polished 17
  • unknown 16
  • extruded 15
  • shaved 15
  • fabricated 13
  • filed 12
  • insert moulded 9
  • stitched 6
  • hollowed out 5
  • cast 4
  • injection blow moulded 4
  • spun 3
  • calendered 3
  • blow moulded 3
  • flocked 2
  • hand finished 2
  • heat welded 2
  • moulded 2
  • pressed 2
  • radio frequency welded 2
  • woven 2
  • ground 1
  • knitted 1
  • knotted 1
  • lathe cut 1
  • plated 1
  • turned 1
  • welded 1

Person

  • Unknown 381

Organisation

  • U 153
  • B 52
  • G 26
  • S 24
  • R 23
  • P 22
  • C 20
  • M 17
  • A 13
  • L 12
  • H 12
  • D 11
  • E 9
  • J 9
  • W 8
  • O 7
  • T 7
  • F 5
  • V 4
  • K 3
  • X 2

Country

  • uk 148
  • unknown 47
  • china 19
  • usa 14
  • germany 8
  • taiwan 7
  • france 6
  • japan 6
  • the netherlands 6
  • austria 3
  • denmark 2
  • italy 2
  • sweden 2
  • switzerland 2
  • australia 1
  • trinidad and tobago 1
  • vietnam 1
  • west germany 1
  • yugoslavia 1

Colour

  • white 74
  • cream 69
  • brown 62
  • black 56
  • green 56
  • blue 54
  • pink 38
  • colourless 32
  • red 30
  • orange 25
  • yellow 21
  • silver 20
  • grey 15
  • multi-coloured 12
  • purple 10
  • gold 4

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