Rust colour Parkesine knife handle
- Made:
- 1862 in United Kingdom
- maker:
- Alexander Parkes
Rust coloured Parkesine knife handle. Rectangular cross-section. Tapers to rounded end. Marked P161. Made by Alexander Parkes; c.1862.
Details
- Category:
- Plastics and Modern Materials
- Object Number:
- 2011-115/137
- Materials:
- parkesine (xylotile)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 80 mm x 15 mm x 9 mm,
- type:
- parkesine (xylotile)
- credit:
- Plastics Historical Society
