Mottled blue, green and orange Parkesine sample sheet
1862
Collection of Parkesine objects made by Alexander Parkes
- Made:
- 1862 in United Kingdom
- maker:
- Alexander Parkes
Collection of objects made by Alexander Parkes, inventor of Parkesine, c. 1862. Formerly in collection of the Plastics and Rubber Institute (PRI) (later amalgamated into the Institute of Minerals, Mining and Metallurgy) and then given to the Plastics Historical Society. Originally donated to the PRI by the Parkes Family c. 1960
Olive green Parkesine sample strip
1862
Prussian blue textured Parkesine sample sheet
1862
Rust brown colour Parkesine sample sheet
1862
Mottled dark green Parkesine sample sheet
1862
Rust brown colour Parkesine sample sheet
1862
Rust brown colour Parkesine sample sheet
1862
Pink Parkesine sample
1862
Pale blue Parkesine Triangular off cut
1862
Green Parkesine strip
1862
Pink Parkesine sample sheet
1862
Cream colour Parkesine sheet scrap
1862
Cream colour Parkesine sheet scrap
1862
Blue and green circular Parkesine test blank
1862
Turquoise Parkesine square off cut curved sheet
1862
Half red and half beige mottled Parkesine Rectangular sample
1862
Mottled black and brown Parkesine rectangular sheet
1862
Tortoiseshell Parkesine rectangular sheet
1862
Mottled green Parkesine rectangular sheet
1862
Mottled green Parkesine sample sheet
1862
Mottled green Parkesine sheet, lozenge shaped
1862
Brown and red textured Parkesine sheet
1862
Rust colour Parkesine rod with textured surface
1862
Rust colour Parkesine rod with textured surface
1862
Off-white Parkesine rod
1862
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Details
- Category:
- Plastics and Modern Materials
- Object Number:
- 2011-115
- Materials:
- Parkesine (xylotile)
- type:
- parkesine
- credit:
- Plastics Historical Society
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