Rectangular snuff box of marbled red ethyl cellulose

Made:: 1940-1950 in England

Rectangular snuff box of marbled red ethyl cellulose, with ringed lid. Marked BEX and made in England, 1940's?

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Category:: Plastics and Modern Materials

Object Number:: 1980-676/183

Materials:: ethyl cellulose

type:: snuff box

credit:: Purchase (Roger Newport)

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Rectangular snuff box of marbled red ethyl cellulose

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