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Acrylic denture

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1950 - 1999 (circa)

Vulcanite denture

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1900 - 1950 (circa)
Front view of a pair of trousers folded in half.

Traditional Indian trousers

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1990 - 1999 (circa)

Hinged lid cigarette case

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

Pink marbled cigarette box

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

Red marbled cigarette case

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

Handbag manicure set

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1920 - 1929 (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)

Art Deco cigerette box

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1920 - 1939 (circa)

Smoker's Friend

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

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Images

  • Has images 1266
  • No images 320

Classification

  • house and garden 445
  • fashion and costume 295
  • packaging and materials handling 285
  • promotional material 119
  • health, care and grooming 102
  • travel and holiday 95
  • toys and games 76
  • office and workplace 65
  • textiles 55
  • plastics samples and industry 55
  • smoking 42
  • audio visual 31
  • telecommunications 22
  • photographic 17
  • sports, leisure and hobbies 17
  • construction and building services 15

Date

  • 1900-1999 1586
    • 1900-1909 101
    • 1910-1919 103
    • 1920-1929 135
    • 1930-1939 299
    • 1940-1949 179
    • 1950-1959 352
    • 1960-1969 259
    • 1970-1979 266
    • 1980-1989 262
    • 1990-1999 506

Material

  • plastic 1586
    • polystyrene 278
    • phenol formaldehyde 207
    • polyethylene 182
    • polypropylene 138
    • unidentified 126
    • cellulose nitrate 108
    • plastic (natural) 108
    • urea formaldehyde 82
    • polymethyl methacrylate 54
    • polyvinyl chloride 53
    • polyamide 45
    • cellulose acetate 44
    • melamine formaldehyde 37
    • rubber 20
    • polyester 20
    • polyethylene terephthalate 18
    • acrylonitrile butadiene styrene 14
    • casein formaldehyde 11
    • ethylene vinyl alcohol polymer 8
    • hard rubber 7
    • polyurethane 4
    • acetate 4
    • polycarbonate 3
    • recycled 2
    • cellulose triacetate 2
    • synthetic leather 2
  • metal 242
  • textile 129
  • animal 118
  • glass 68
  • paper 46
  • wood 23
  • ceramic 2
  • other 2

Method

  • injection moulded 580
  • compression moulded 260
  • blow moulded 106
  • thermoformed 102
  • cut 90
  • cast 74
  • unknown 73
  • extruded 46
  • carved 44
  • pressed 38
  • polished 37
  • fabricated 37
  • hand finished 30
  • shaved 21
  • hollowed out 19
  • injection blow moulded 19
  • stitched 19
  • calendered 15
  • knitted 14
  • spun 13
  • vacuum formed 13
  • painted 11
  • turned 10
  • moulded 9
  • woven 7
  • printed 6
  • welded 6
  • handmade 6
  • machined 5
  • filed 3
  • foamed 3
  • heat welded 3
  • radio frequency welded 3
  • home made 2
  • insert moulded 1
  • stained 1
  • rotational moulded 1
  • machine cut 1
  • laminated 1
  • drilled 1
  • flocked 1
  • etched 1
  • engraved 1
  • electrodeposition 1
  • dipped 1
  • wound 1

Person

  • U 1586

Organisation

  • U 1586
    • Unknown 1562
    • Unifill 8
    • Universal 4
    • Unilever 2
    • Universal Plastics 2
  • B 104
  • C 43
  • M 38
  • S 31
  • L 28
  • N 26
  • P 23
  • D 22
  • T 21
  • F 19
  • A 18
  • G 17
  • R 17
  • V 13
  • E 12
  • J 12
  • I 8
  • W 8
  • H 7
  • O 6
  • Y 3

Country

  • unknown 460
  • uk 269
  • china 58
  • hong kong 37
  • france 25
  • germany 20
  • taiwan 18
  • italy 15
  • usa 12
  • japan 11
  • spain 4
  • belgium 3
  • mexico 2
  • portugal 2
  • thailand 2
  • west germany 2
  • korea 1
  • the netherlands 1
  • switzerland 1
  • south africa 1
  • singapore 1
  • russia 1
  • malaya 1
  • australia 1
  • kenya 1
  • indonesia 1
  • india 1
  • denmark 1
  • canada 1
  • barbados 1
  • bangladesh 1
  • yugoslavia 1

Colour

  • white 315
  • black 310
  • brown 306
  • green 242
  • red 225
  • blue 178
  • multi-coloured 175
  • cream 153
  • yellow 138
  • colourless 126
  • orange 90
  • pink 79
  • silver 74
  • gold 62
  • grey 57
  • purple 26
  • flesh-coloured 21
  • black & white print 1
  • colour print 1

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