Specimens of viscose artificial silk (cellulose acetate) and nylon, late 19th & early 20th century

Made:
1892-1925 in England

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. Part of specimens relating to the manufacture of acetate and viscose artificial silk.

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.

Materials:
wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
1925-794/1
type:
wood chips
Pink thread

Pink thread

A hank of pink thread, labelled shade no. 'old rose'.

Object Number:
1925-794/3
type:
thread
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Blue thread

Blue thread

A hank of blue thread, labelled shade no. 'Peacock'.

Object Number:
1925-794/4
type:
thread
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Purple thread

Purple thread

A hank of purple thread, labelled shade no. 'helio'.

Object Number:
1925-794/5
type:
thread
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pink thread

Pink thread

A hank of pink thread, labelled shade no. 'rose'.

Object Number:
1925-794/6
type:
thread
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Cream thread

Cream thread

A hank of cream thread.

Object Number:
1925-794/7
type:
thread
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Blue thread

Blue thread

A hank of blue thread, labelled shade no. 'royal'.

Object Number:
1925-794/8
type:
thread
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Yellow thread

Yellow thread

A hank of yellow thread.

Object Number:
1925-794/9
type:
thread
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Brown thread

Brown thread

A hank of light brown/gold thread.

Object Number:
1925-794/10
type:
thread
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Round-bottom flask of 'Alkali Cellulose'

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

Straw coloured thread

A twisted length of straw coloured thread, tied in various places with pieces of blue and green string.

Object Number:
1925-794/13
type:
thread
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Two pieces of fabric, framed

Two pieces of fabric, framed

Two pieces of striped fabric, framed.

Object Number:
1925-794/14
type:
fabric
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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