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Seventeen small horn button blanks

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufactured for
James Grove & Sons
Date
2000 (circa)

Eleven horn button blanks

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufactured for
James Grove & Sons
Date
2000 (circa)
Side view of a beaker showing the tapering shape.

Cream horn collapsible beaker

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1875 - 1900
Side view of a carved horn showing the carved tip.

Decorative carved horn

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Side view of a walking stick showing the full length.

Walking stick

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Side view of an ox hoof showing the natural patterning.

Ox hoof, 1 of 2

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Side view of an ox hoof showing the natural patterning.

Ox hoof, 2 of 2

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Side view of a magnifying lens showing the three eye pieces.

Triple lens magnifying glass

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Side view of a keyring showing the cut away section.

Horn key ring

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
2000
Top view of a box containing a seal showing the seal and ink pad.

Boxed ivory seal

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1780 - 1820
Side view of a paper knife showing the smooth surfaces.

Horn paper knife

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Side view of a quill holder showing the metal embelishments.

Horn quill holder

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1897

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Images

  • Has images 108
  • No images 4

Classification

  • house and garden 37
  • fashion and costume 22
  • office and workplace 13
  • textiles 11
  • health, care and grooming 10
  • smoking 6
  • animals and pets 4
  • sports, leisure and hobbies 3
  • travel and holiday 3
  • plastics samples and industry 3
  • promotional material 1

Date

  • 1800-1899 69
  • 1900-1999 50

Material

  • plastic (natural) 112
    • horn 103
    • tortoiseshell 7
  • metal 32
  • glass 8
  • hoof 3
  • wood 2
  • other 2
  • mother of pearl 2
  • skin 2
  • textile 1
  • ivory 1
  • fur 1

Method

  • polished 55
  • shaved 30
  • hollowed out 29
  • cut 26
  • turned 13
  • filed 11
  • pressed 11
  • moulded 7
  • carved 5
  • engraved 2
  • stained 2
  • drilled 1
  • pierced 1

Person

  • Unknown 112

Organisation

  • U 106
  • J 4
  • P 2
  • A 1
  • N 1
  • S 1

Country

  • unknown 42
  • uk 19
  • france 2
  • india 2
  • the netherlands 2
  • malaya 1
  • russia 1
  • usa 1

Colour

  • brown 112
  • cream 34
  • black 9
  • silver 6
  • gold 2
  • green 1
  • white 1
  • yellow 1

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