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.
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 in flask
Wood chips, in a round-bottom flask.
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified)
- Object Number:
- 1925-794/1/1
- type:
- wood chips
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
- Part of:
- 1925-794/1
Wood chips in a box
Wood chips, in a black box.
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified)
- Object Number:
- 1925-794/1/2
- type:
- wood chips
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
- Part of:
- 1925-794/1
Pink thread
A hank of pink thread, labelled shade no. 'old rose'.
Blue thread
A hank of blue thread, labelled shade no. 'Peacock'.
Purple thread
A hank of purple thread, labelled shade no. 'helio'.
Pink thread
A hank of pink thread, labelled shade no. 'rose'.
Cream thread
A hank of cream thread.
Blue thread
A hank of blue thread, labelled shade no. 'royal'.
Yellow thread
A hank of yellow thread.
Brown thread
A hank of light brown/gold thread.
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
A twisted length of straw coloured thread, tied in various places with pieces of blue and green string.
Two pieces of fabric, framed
Two pieces of striped fabric, framed.
