Circular powder box of pearlised green Xylonite

Made:: 1930-1940 in England

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Circular powder box of pearlised green Xylonite
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Circular powder box of pearlised green Xylonite, conical lid which overlaps edge of base, base decorated with two incised parallel lines running around rim, made in England, 1930's

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Category:: Plastics and Modern Materials

Object Number:: 1979-624/49

type:: circular cellulose nitrate powder box

credit:: Jesse, J

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Circular powder box of pearlised green Xylonite

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