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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)

Pagination

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Images

  • Has images 1272
  • No images 325

Classification

  • house and garden 452
  • fashion and costume 295
  • packaging and materials handling 278
  • promotional material 119
  • travel and holiday 104
  • health, care and grooming 99
  • toys and games 77
  • office and workplace 65
  • plastics samples and industry 55
  • textiles 54
  • smoking 43
  • audio visual 30
  • photographic 22
  • telecommunications 22
  • sports, leisure and hobbies 17
  • construction and building services 15

Date

  • 1900-1999 1597
    • 1900-1909 101
    • 1910-1919 102
    • 1920-1929 135
    • 1930-1939 295
    • 1940-1949 187
    • 1950-1959 360
    • 1960-1969 267
    • 1970-1979 263
    • 1980-1989 262
    • 1990-1999 506

Material

  • plastic 1597
    • polystyrene 278
    • phenol formaldehyde 202
    • polyethylene 182
    • polypropylene 139
    • unidentified 130
    • cellulose nitrate 108
    • plastic (natural) 108
    • urea formaldehyde 80
    • polymethyl methacrylate 54
    • polyvinyl chloride 54
    • polyamide 45
    • cellulose acetate 44
    • melamine formaldehyde 38
    • rubber 20
    • polyethylene terephthalate 19
    • polyester 19
    • acrylonitrile butadiene styrene 18
    • casein formaldehyde 11
    • hard rubber 7
    • polyurethane 4
    • acetate 4
    • polycarbonate 3
    • cellulose triacetate 2
    • recycled 2
    • synthetic leather 2
  • metal 241
  • textile 129
  • animal 118
  • glass 67
  • paper 48
  • wood 23
  • ceramic 2
  • other 2

Method

  • injection moulded 600
  • compression moulded 255
  • blow moulded 105
  • thermoformed 102
  • cut 90
  • cast 75
  • unknown 74
  • extruded 47
  • carved 44
  • pressed 38
  • polished 37
  • fabricated 37
  • hand finished 30
  • shaved 21
  • injection blow moulded 20
  • hollowed out 19
  • stitched 19
  • calendered 15
  • knitted 14
  • spun 14
  • vacuum formed 14
  • painted 11
  • turned 10
  • moulded 9
  • printed 9
  • woven 8
  • handmade 6
  • welded 6
  • machined 5
  • heat welded 4
  • filed 3
  • foamed 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 1562
  • E 10
  • R 6
  • C 5
  • F 2
  • W 2
  • B 1
  • J 1
  • Q 1
  • S 1
  • V 1

Organisation

  • Unknown 1597
  • B 113
  • C 44
  • M 39
  • S 38
  • L 28
  • N 26
  • P 23
  • D 22
  • T 22
  • A 20
  • G 17
  • R 17
  • E 13
  • V 13
  • J 12
  • F 11
  • I 8
  • W 8
  • H 7
  • O 6
  • Y 3

Country

  • unknown 466
  • uk 278
  • china 64
  • hong kong 37
  • germany 20
  • taiwan 19
  • france 18
  • italy 15
  • usa 12
  • japan 10
  • spain 4
  • belgium 3
  • west germany 3
  • mexico 2
  • thailand 2
  • korea 1
  • south africa 1
  • singapore 1
  • russia 1
  • portugal 1
  • malaya 1
  • australia 1
  • kenya 1
  • indonesia 1
  • india 1
  • denmark 1
  • canada 1
  • barbados 1
  • bangladesh 1
  • the netherlands 1

Colour

  • black 316
  • white 312
  • brown 302
  • green 245
  • red 227
  • blue 180
  • multi-coloured 169
  • cream 161
  • yellow 137
  • colourless 127
  • orange 92
  • pink 81
  • silver 72
  • grey 63
  • gold 62
  • purple 26
  • flesh-coloured 21
  • black & white print 3
  • colour print 1

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