Green plastic condiment set, c. 1945

Made:: circa 1945

Green plastic (urea formaldhyde) condiment set comprising of a salt shaker, pepper shaker, condiment pot with lid and spoon, and a base with a chrome carrying handle, c. 1945

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Category:: Plastics and Modern Materials

Object Number:: 1980-676/229

type:: condiment set

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Salt shaker from green plastic condiment set, c. 1945

Salt shaker from green plastic condiment set, c. 1945

Salt shaker from green plastic (urea formaldhyde) condiment set, c. 1945

Measurements:: overall: 52 mm 30 mm, .0137 kg

Materials:: urea formaldehyde

Object Number:: 1980-676/229/1

type:: condiment set

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Pepper shaker from green plastic condiment set, c. 1945

Pepper shaker from green plastic condiment set, c. 1945

Pepper shaker from green plastic (urea formaldhyde) condiment set, c. 1945

Measurements:: overall: 57 mm 30 mm, .0139 kg

Materials:: urea formaldehyde and paper (fibre product)

Object Number:: 1980-676/229/2

type:: condiment set

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Condiment pot with lid and spoon from green plastic condiment set, c. 1945

Condiment pot with lid and spoon from green plastic condiment set, c. 1945

Condiment pot with lid and spoon from green plastic (urea formaldhyde) condiment set, c. 1945

Measurements:: overall: 50 mm x 45 mm x 30 mm, .0216 kg

Materials:: urea formaldehyde and paper (fibre product)

Object Number:: 1980-676/229/3

type:: condiment set

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Base of green plastic condiment set with chome carrying handle, c. 1945

Base of green plastic condiment set with chome carrying handle, c. 1945

Base of green plastic condiment set with chome carrying handle, c. 1945

Base of green plastic (urea formaldhyde) condiment set with a chrome carrying handle which holds the condiment pot, salt and pepper shakers, c. 1945

Measurements:: overall: 105 mm x 165 mm x 77 mm, .0504 kg

Materials:: paper (fibre product) , urea formaldehyde and chromium plated

Object Number:: 1980-676/229/4

type:: condiment set

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum