Mottled blue, orange and green Parkesine knife handle
- Made:
- 1862 in United Kingdom
- maker:
- Alexander Parkes
Small Parkesine knife handle. Mottled blue, orange and green. Rectangular cross-section. Tapers to rounded end. Marked P163. Made by Alexander Parkes; c.1862.
Details
- Category:
- Plastics and Modern Materials
- Object Number:
- 2011-115/138
- Materials:
- parkesine (xylotile)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 75 mm x 12 mm x 7 mm,
- type:
- parkesine (xylotile)
- credit:
- Plastics Historical Society
