Blue, white and beige Parkesine button blank

PART OF:
Collection of Parkesine objects made by Alexander Parkes
Made:
1862 in United Kingdom
maker:
Alexander Parkes

Parkesine large button blank; speckled blue and white with beige rim and base. Glue residue on underside rim. Marked P113. Made by Alexander Parkes; c. 1862.

Details

Category:
Plastics and Modern Materials
Object Number:
2011-115/97
Materials:
Parkesine (xylotile)
Measurements:
overall: 3 mm, 48 mm,
type:
button
credit:
Plastics Historical Society