Cream colour Parkesine decorative moulding

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

Decorative moulding sample strip; cream heical pattern; plan-convex in cross-section. Marked P186. Made by Alexander Parkes; c. 1862.

Details

Category:
Plastics and Modern Materials
Object Number:
2011-115/153
Materials:
Parkesine (xylotile)
Measurements:
overall: 40 mm x 14 mm x 3 mm,
type:
parkesine
credit:
Plastics Historical Society