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Side view of a sample of catalin showing the sawn edge.

Elephant shaped sample, 1 of 2

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

ZoomX Vaporfly NEXT%

Designer (Organisation)
Nike
Manufacturer
Nike
Date
2020 (circa)

Ass savers bicycle mudguard

Designer (Person)
Widelll, Staffan
Manufacturer
Ass Savers
Manufactured for
Rehook
Date
2021

Miniature photograph frame

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

Happydays baby rattle

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

Daily Independent note book

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Manufactured for
Daily Independent
Date
1930 - 1939 (circa)
Front view of a stool showing the printed inscription.

Verpan inflatable stool

Designer (Person)
Panton, Verner
Manufacturer
Verpan
Manufactured for
Prada
Date
2018

Trotec laser cut sample

Designer (Organisation)
Trotec Laser
Manufacturer
Trotec Laser
Date
2000 - 2010 (circa)

Buckle front with filigree metalwork

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

Horn effect buttons

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1900 - 1999 (circa)

Cream pearlised buttons

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1939 - 1969 (circa)
Front view of a pair of buttons showing the moulded patterning.

Two Deco style buttons

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1941 - 1999 (circa)

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Images

  • Has images 313
  • No images 80

Classification

  • fashion and costume 187
  • health, care and grooming 61
  • plastics samples and industry 27
  • house and garden 26
  • sports, leisure and hobbies 25
  • textiles 17
  • office and workplace 15
  • animals and pets 10
  • promotional material 9
  • packaging and materials handling 7
  • toys and games 7
  • travel and holiday 7
  • plastics and the environment 5
  • smoking 3
  • photographic 2

Date

  • 1800-1899 131
  • 1900-1999 202
  • 2000-date 93

Material

  • plastic 393
  • animal 202
  • metal 97
  • glass 28
  • paper 10
  • wood 5
  • textile 4
  • carbon fibre composite 1

Method

  • cut 393
  • polished 185
  • shaved 179
  • filed 161
  • pressed 153
  • thermoformed 52
  • hand finished 50
  • extruded 24
  • cast 20
  • hollowed out 19
  • stitched 15
  • handmade 13
  • calendered 11
  • fabricated 11
  • injection moulded 8
  • drilled 7
  • engraved 7
  • woven 7
  • foamed 5
  • moulded 5
  • etched 4
  • high frequency welded 4
  • stained 3
  • turned 3
  • carved 2
  • heated 2
  • machined 1
  • blow moulded 1
  • blown film extruded 1
  • heat welded 1
  • unknown 1
  • pierced 1
  • compression moulded 1
  • spun 1
  • vacuum formed 1
  • printed 1
  • welded 1

Person

  • U 323
  • B 8
  • M 7
  • C 4
  • D 3
  • L 3
  • P 3
  • W 3
  • N 2
  • V 2
  • G 2
  • K 2
  • J 2
  • E 1
  • R 1
  • S 1
  • Y 1

Organisation

  • U 289
  • B 13
  • C 13
  • J 13
  • A 11
  • S 11
  • M 7
  • D 6
  • F 6
  • P 6
  • R 5
  • K 5
  • G 5
  • I 4
  • T 4
  • N 3
  • W 3
  • V 2
  • Z 2
  • E 1
  • H 1
  • L 1
  • O 1
  • X 1
  • # 1

Country

  • unknown 178
  • uk 93
  • china 18
  • france 13
  • usa 12
  • africa 9
  • switzerland 6
  • indonesia 5
  • japan 3
  • spain 2
  • vietnam 2
  • the netherlands 2
  • sri lanka 2
  • denmark 2
  • lithuania 2
  • india 2
  • czech republic 2
  • canada 2
  • czechoslovakia 1
  • hong kong 1
  • mexico 1
  • sweden 1
  • taiwan 1

Colour

  • brown 194
  • cream 73
  • black 69
  • white 51
  • silver 49
  • colourless 36
  • green 35
  • red 27
  • yellow 27
  • gold 25
  • blue 24
  • multi-coloured 13
  • grey 11
  • orange 11
  • purple 4
  • pink 2

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