Phenol formaldehyde (Bakelite) cigarette box
- Made:
- 1930-1935 in United States
- maker:
- Higkok
Phenol formaldehyde (Bakelite) cigarette box, rectangular, resting on four feet, moulded in dark brown phenolic, lid decorated with raised moulded design of stylised pair of birds flying left to right; Art Deco design, unsigned, possible American, 1930-1935.
Details
- Category:
- Plastics and Modern Materials
- Object Number:
- 2005-155
- Materials:
- phenol formaldehyde (Bakelite) and steel (metal)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 48 mm x 165 mm x 82 mm, 0.157kg
- type:
- cigarette box
- credit:
- Frangenberg, Tomas
