Core Record |
| Title |
book rack |
| Collection |
Museum of Design in Plastics: Arts University College at Bournemouth |
| Date |
circa 1937 |
| Description |
A rectangular book rack made in four separate compression mouldings from phenol formaldehyde. The shelf slopes from front to back and has arched ends and a plain back. It was made by Thomas de la Rue specifically to hold the Arthur Mee's Children's Encyclopeadia This item forms part of the Plastics Historical Society (PHS) collection. |
| Accession Number |
PHSL : 245.1 |
| Dimensions |
height 240mm, width 223mm, length 500mm |
| Materials |
plastic, PF, phenol formaldehyde, bakelite - generic term |
| 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 |
compression moulded |
