Core Record |
| Title |
Bakelite |
| Collection |
Museum of Design in Plastics: Arts University College at Bournemouth |
| Manufactured For |
Bakelite |
| Date |
circa 1950-1959 |
| Description |
A trefoil shaped, maroon coloured ashtray with slots for cigarettes, and a central protruding trefoil with an aluminium insert bearing the Bakelite logo. This tray was made to promote Bakelite and provides a good example of ejector marks of which there are three on its base. This item forms part of the Plastics Historical Society (PHS) collection. |
| Accession Number |
PHSL : 4 |
| Dimensions |
including protrusion height 33mm, width 105mm |
| Materials |
metal, aluminium, plastic, phenol formaldehyde, Bakelite - trade name, PF |
| 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 |
| Object Type |
ashtray |
