Knife with black Parkesine handle
- Made:
- 1862 in United Kingdom
- maker:
- Alexander Parkes
Dinner knife with black Parkesine handle. Metal bolt on side of handle. Blade is stamped 'Moseley & Son Covent Garden. Patent Parkesine Handle' on one side and 'London Made' on the other. Marked P225. Made by Alexander Parkes; c.1862.
Details
- Category:
- Plastics and Modern Materials
- Object Number:
- 2011-115/174
- Materials:
- parkesine (xylotile)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 265 mm x 25 mm x 10 mm,
- type:
- knife
- credit:
- Plastics Historical Society
