Specimens of viscose artificial silk (cellulose acetate) and nylon, late 19th & early 20th century

Specimens relating to the manufacture of acetate and viscose artificial silk

Specimens of viscose artificial silk (cellulose acetate)

Details

Category:
Plastics and Modern Materials
Object Number:
1925-794
Materials:
viscose and cellulose acetate
type:
viscose, artificial silk and cellulose acetate
credit:
Cross and Bevan Laboratories

Parts

Wood chips. Specimens of viscose artificial silk (cellulose acetate) and nylon, late 19th & early 20th century

Wood chips. Specimens of viscose artificial silk (cellulose acetate) and nylon, late 19th & early 20th century

Wood chips. Part of specimens relating to the manufacture of acetate and viscose artificial silk.

Materials:
wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
1925-794/1
type:
wood chips
Pink thread

Pink thread

A hank of pink thread, labelled shade no. 'old rose'.

Object Number:
1925-794/3
type:
thread
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Blue thread

Blue thread

A hank of blue thread, labelled shade no. 'Peacock'.

Object Number:
1925-794/4
type:
thread
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Purple thread

Purple thread

A hank of purple thread, labelled shade no. 'helio'.

Object Number:
1925-794/5
type:
thread
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pink thread

Pink thread

A hank of pink thread, labelled shade no. 'rose'.

Object Number:
1925-794/6
type:
thread
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Cream thread

Cream thread

A hank of cream thread.

Object Number:
1925-794/7
type:
thread
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Blue thread

Blue thread

A hank of blue thread, labelled shade no. 'royal'.

Object Number:
1925-794/8
type:
thread
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Yellow thread

Yellow thread

A hank of yellow thread.

Object Number:
1925-794/9
type:
thread
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Brown thread

Brown thread

A hank of light brown/gold thread.

Object Number:
1925-794/10
type:
thread
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Round-bottom flask of 'Alkali Cellulose'

Round-bottom flask of 'Alkali Cellulose'

Round-bottom flask containing a white substance labelled 'Alkali Cellulose'.

Object Number:
1925-794/11
type:
round-bottom flask
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Straw coloured thread

Straw coloured thread

A twisted length of straw coloured thread, tied in various places with pieces of blue and green string.

Object Number:
1925-794/13
type:
thread
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Two pieces of fabric, framed

Two pieces of fabric, framed

Two pieces of striped fabric, framed.

Object Number:
1925-794/14
type:
fabric
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum