Tortoiseshell Parkesine scrap

PART OF:: Collection of Parkesine objects made by Alexander Parkes

Made:: 1862 in United Kingdom

maker:: Alexander Parkes

Tortoiseshell scrap. Marked P31. Made by Alexander Parkes; c.1862

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Category:: Plastics and Modern Materials

Object Number:: 2011-115/187

Materials:: parkesine (xylotile)

Measurements:: overall: 75 mm x 30 mm x 5 mm,

type:: parkesine (xylotile)

credit:: Plastics Historical Society

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Tortoiseshell Parkesine scrap

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