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Small desk calendar

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1900 - 1920 (circa)

Actinotherapy goggles

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Solport Brothers
Date
1932

Ever Ready torch on stand

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Manufactured for
Ever Ready
Date
1940 - 1949 (circa)

Backcomb with blue paste stones

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

Roll top pencil box

Designer (Person)
Robin, M.H.
Manufacturer
Rolinx
Date
1949 (circa)
Side view of a pair of stocking showing the full length.

Aristoc Full Fashioned Nylons

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Aristoc
Date
1947 - 1952 (circa)
Front view of a jacket showing the whole uniform.

British Caledonian Jacket

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Kinloch Anderson
Date
1970 - 1979 (circa)
Front view of a skirt showing the small kilt pin.

British Caledonian skirt

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Kinloch Anderson
Date
1970 - 1979 (circa)
Front view of a hat showing the small brim.

British Caledonian cabin crew hat

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Kinloch Anderson
Date
1970 - 1979 (circa)
Front view of a safety visor showing the scored corners.

Acetate face screen

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Centurion Safety Products
Date
2018 (circa)

Flat packet

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Manufactured for
Unknown
Date
1972 (22.8.72 stamped on packet)

Gustav Stahl promotional ornament

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufactured for
Gustav Stahl
Date
1930 - 1939 (circa)

Pagination

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Images

  • Has images 105
  • No images 15

Classification

  • fashion and costume 50
  • office and workplace 16
  • health, care and grooming 13
  • textiles 12
  • house and garden 6
  • sports, leisure and hobbies 5
  • travel and holiday 5
  • plastics samples and industry 5
  • packaging and materials handling 4
  • audio visual 2
  • photographic 2
  • promotional material 2
  • toys and games 2
  • animals and pets 1

Date

  • 1900-1999 109
  • 2000-date 11

Material

  • cellulose acetate 120
    • CA 117
    • viscose 38
    • rayon 35
    • Tenite - trade name 3
    • Dicel - trade name 3
    • Cellophane - trade name 2
    • cellulose acetate propionate 1
    • Sarille - trade name 1
    • Rhodoid - trade name 1
  • textile 44
  • polyester 20
  • metal 19
  • animal 14
  • paper 14
  • polyamide 9
  • acetate 6
  • urea formaldehyde 5
  • cellulose nitrate 5
  • polystyrene 5
  • glass 4
  • polymethyl methacrylate 4
  • polyurethane 4
  • rubber 3
  • phenol formaldehyde 3
  • melamine formaldehyde 3
  • polypropylene 3
  • wood 2
  • polyethylene 2
  • casein formaldehyde 2
  • plastic (natural) 2
  • unidentified 1
  • polycarbonate 1
  • polyvinyl chloride 1

Method

  • injection moulded 34
  • cut 14
  • extruded 11
  • compression moulded 10
  • spun 10
  • stitched 9
  • thermoformed 8
  • woven 6
  • knitted 5
  • fabricated 4
  • unknown 4
  • calendered 3
  • hand finished 3
  • laminated 2
  • hand machined 1
  • laser cut 1
  • machined 1
  • painted 1
  • printed 1

Person

  • U 107
  • P 3
  • S 3
  • C 1
  • O 1
  • R 1
  • W 1

Organisation

  • U 49
  • C 16
  • B 10
  • S 8
  • E 7
  • G 5
  • K 5
  • N 5
  • P 5
  • R 5
  • T 4
  • A 4
  • M 4
  • L 3
  • F 1
  • H 1
  • I 1
  • J 1
  • V 1
  • W 1

Country

  • uk 26
  • unknown 12
  • usa 9
  • france 6
  • italy 4
  • cambodia 2
  • germany 2
  • ireland 2
  • china 1
  • india 1
  • korea 1
  • portugal 1
  • spain 1

Colour

  • brown 27
  • black 22
  • multi-coloured 20
  • white 20
  • cream 17
  • green 15
  • blue 13
  • grey 9
  • colourless 8
  • purple 8
  • red 6
  • gold 5
  • silver 5
  • pink 4
  • orange 3
  • yellow 3
  • flesh-coloured 1

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