Core Record |
| Title |
ashtray |
| Collection |
Museum of Design in Plastics: Arts University College at Bournemouth |
| Manufacturer |
Geigy |
| Date |
circa 1940-1949 |
| Description |
One of 5 small oval dishes made of compression moulded phenol formaldehyde in a range of red/brown colours. They were probably designed to be promotional and may have been used as ashtrays. This item forms part of the Plastics Historical Society (PHS) collection. |
| Accession Number |
PHSL : 30.3 |
| Dimensions |
length 100mm, width 75mm, depth 13mm |
| 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 |
