Core Record |
| Title |
Goblin Teasmade |
| Collection |
Museum of Design in Plastics: Arts University College at Bournemouth |
| Designer |
Brenner-Thornton, W.H. |
| Manufacturer |
Goblin |
| Date |
1975 |
| Description |
This Goblin Teasmade from the 1970s, has an alarm clock, a kettle, and a ceramic teapot. The base of the unit is made of urea formaldehyde base, the light surround is polypropylene, and the handle of the kettle is phenol formaldehyde. The concept of the tea waker was patented in 1934 and put into production by B.V.C. which later became Goblin Ltd. Production stopped during the 2nd World War but the design came back into vogue in the 1960s. |
| Accession Number |
AIBDC : 0_2417 |
| Dimensions |
height 210mm, width 330mm, depth 250mm |
| Materials |
plastic, UF, urea formaldehyde, PF, phenol formaldehyde, bakelite - generic term, PP, polypropylene, metal, ceramic |
| Notes |
Everyday objects, such as those in this collection, are sometimes difficult to research. If you have any information about this object please contact the museum on modip@aub.ac.uk. |
| Rights |
MoDiP has done its utmost to obtain clearance from all IPR holders before adding images to this catalogue, if you believe that any image has been used without permission please contact us on modip@aub.ac.uk. |
| Method |
injection moulded and compression moulded |
| Object Type |
alarm clock |
