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Side view of a dancing stick showing the bead design down the whole shaft.

Beaded dancing stick

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
2000 (circa)
Side view of a folded robe showing the fabric and beaded detail.

Beaded robe, 2 of 2

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
2010 (circa)

Art Nouveau style backcomb

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1890 - 1910 (circa)
Front view of a belt showing the bead work.

Beaded belt

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
2000 (circa)
Side view of a folded robe showing the fabric and beaded detail.

Beaded robe, 1 of 2

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
2010 (circa)

Hinged lid cigarette case

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1930 - 1939 (circa)

Small desk calendar

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1900 - 1920 (circa)
Front view of a vesta case showing the moulded portrait image of King Edward VII.

Edward VII vesta case

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1900 - 1910 (circa)

Bakelite snuff box

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1930 - 1939 (circa)

Smoker's Friend

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1925 (circa)

Pignon Plastics tray

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Pignon Plastics
Date
1950 - 1980 (circa)

Jalik beaker

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Jalik
Date
1940 - 1949 (circa)

Pagination

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Images

  • Has images 618
  • No images 99

Classification

  • house and garden 210
  • fashion and costume 116
  • health, care and grooming 62
  • office and workplace 62
  • promotional material 45
  • smoking 44
  • toys and games 44
  • packaging and materials handling 41
  • textiles 31
  • construction and building services 31
  • plastics samples and industry 28
  • travel and holiday 20
  • audio visual 17
  • photographic 15
  • sports, leisure and hobbies 10
  • plastics and the environment 8
  • animals and pets 5
  • telecommunications 5

Date

  • 1800-1899 93
  • 1900-1999 571
  • 2000-date 79

Material

  • plastic 717
    • phenol formaldehyde 227
    • plastic (natural) 122
    • polystyrene 67
    • cellulose nitrate 56
    • unidentified 43
    • polyamide 28
    • polyvinyl chloride 27
    • cellulose acetate 26
    • polyethylene 25
    • urea formaldehyde 22
    • polypropylene 21
    • acrylonitrile butadiene styrene 14
    • polyester 10
    • melamine formaldehyde 7
    • polyethylene terephthalate 7
    • polymethyl methacrylate 7
    • hard rubber 7
    • rubber 6
    • recycled 5
    • polyurethane 4
    • polycarbonate 3
    • thermoplastic elastomer 3
    • biopolymer 3
    • fibre-reinforced plastic 3
    • casein formaldehyde 2
    • acetate 2
    • polylactic acid 2
  • metal 165
  • animal 137
  • textile 43
  • glass 35
  • paper 21
  • wood 17
  • other 7
  • ceramic 2

Method

  • compression moulded 250
  • injection moulded 142
  • cut 56
  • polished 56
  • extruded 44
  • thermoformed 39
  • shaved 31
  • hollowed out 30
  • unknown 20
  • blow moulded 19
  • cast 17
  • fabricated 17
  • knitted 15
  • hand finished 14
  • carved 13
  • turned 13
  • filed 12
  • pressed 12
  • stitched 12
  • moulded 9
  • foamed 9
  • woven 8
  • handmade 6
  • spun 6
  • calendered 4
  • routed 2
  • vacuum formed 2
  • stained 2
  • printed 2
  • machined 2
  • laminated 2
  • engraved 2
  • drilled 1
  • heat welded 1
  • injection blow moulded 1
  • knotted 1
  • machine cut 1
  • painted 1
  • pierced 1
  • welded 1

Person

  • Unknown 717

Organisation

  • U 412
  • B 54
  • S 39
  • P 35
  • C 28
  • H 28
  • T 24
  • M 23
  • G 22
  • A 19
  • R 18
  • D 18
  • W 16
  • J 14
  • E 13
  • I 11
  • F 10
  • L 9
  • V 8
  • N 7
  • O 6
  • K 4
  • 3 Star Fashions 1

Country

  • uk 253
  • unknown 128
  • china 20
  • germany 14
  • usa 13
  • france 12
  • hong kong 7
  • italy 7
  • belgium 5
  • africa 4
  • japan 4
  • the netherlands 4
  • korea 3
  • switzerland 2
  • west germany 2
  • thailand 2
  • austria 2
  • russia 2
  • india 2
  • greece 2
  • denmark 1
  • malaya 1
  • malaysia 1
  • mexico 1
  • singapore 1
  • sweden 1

Colour

  • brown 717
  • cream 93
  • black 64
  • white 54
  • green 44
  • silver 41
  • yellow 39
  • blue 30
  • red 30
  • gold 16
  • multi-coloured 14
  • colourless 11
  • grey 9
  • orange 9
  • flesh-coloured 6
  • pink 6
  • purple 5
  • colour print 1

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