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Collection of Parkesine objects made by Alexander Parkes

Collection of objects made by Alexander Parkes, inventor of Parkesine, c. 1862. Formerly in collection of the Plastics and Rubber Institute (PRI) (later amalgamated into the Institute of Minerals, Mining and Metallurgy) and then given to the Plastics Historical Society. Originally donated to the PRI by the Parkes Family c. 1960

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Tortoiseshell Parkesine scrap

1862

Orange speckled Parkesine door handle

1862

Circular mottled beige/dark brown disk with patent stamp

1862

Pale blue Parkesine Triangular off cut

1862

Green Parkesine knife handle blank

1862

Brown and green Parkesine Exhibition medal

1862

Cream colour Parkesine sheet scrap

1862

Mottled dark green Parkesine sample sheet

1862

Rust brown colour Parkesine sample sheet

1862

Red Parkesine curtain ring

1862

Speckled Prussian blue Parkesine rectangular sheet

1862

Turquoise Parkesine square off cut curved sheet

1862

Olive green Parkesine sample strip

1862

Mottled grey, brown and green Parkesine rectangular sheet

1862

Rust brown colour Parkesine sample sheet

1862

Parkesine seal of Queen Victoria

1862

Blue and green circular Parkesine test blank

1862

Marbled black and white Parkesine sample

1862

Red Parkesine fretwork fragment

1862

Black Parkesine prayer book cover

1862

Mottled blue, green and orange Parkesine sample sheet

1862

Cream colour Parkesine sheet scrap

1862

Red Parkesine business card sample

1862

Prussian blue textured Parkesine sample sheet

1862

Pink Parkesine sample

1862

White and blue Parkesine Exhibition medal

1862

Parkesine fishing reel

1862

Ivory coloured Parkesine curtain ring.

1862

Mottled green Parkesine sample sheet

1862

Red rectangular Parkesine plaque with moulded decoration.

1862

Green Parkesine strip

1862

Red and green Parkesine Exhibition medal

1862

Mould made of vulcanised rubber

1862

Pink Parkesine sample sheet

1862

Parkesine handled cut throat razor in leathette box.

1862

Parkesine brush or mirror with moulded female Grecian figure with tambourine

1862

Rust brown colour Parkesine sample sheet

1862

Black Parkesine curtain ring

1862

Mottled green Parkesine ring

1862

Bronze colour Parkesine medallion with triptych of Virgin Mary and child

1862

Brown Parkesine medallion with illustration of nymphs

1862

Brown and green Parkesine Exhibition medal

1862

Half red and half beige mottled Parkesine Rectangular sample

1862
13 Parkesine buttons. 8 red with hole through centre. 5 pink shank buttons with domed surface and metal rings attached. No P numbers. Made by Alexander Parkes; C.1862.

Thirteen Parkesine buttons

1862
Red Parkesine cross. Hole through the side of the top of the cross. Marked P182. Made by Alexander Parkes; c.1862.

Red Parkesine cross

1862
Red Parkesine cross. Saw cut with brass suspension ring. Marked P173. Made by Alexander Parkes; c.1862.

Red parkesine cross

1862
Strip of 5 Parkesine buttons, 3 green and 2 brown on card. Made by Alexander Parkes; c.1862.

Strip of five Parkesine buttons

1862
Eye bolt in red Parkesine, screw fixing. Marked P49. Made by Alexander Parkes; c.1862.

Red Parkesine eye bolt

1862
Ivory colour Parkesine knife handle, for carving knife. Oval cross-section. Tapers to pointed end. Marked P152. Made by Alexander Parkes; c.1862.

Ivory colour Parkesine knife handle

1862
Ivory colour Parkesine knife handle. Rectangular cross-section. Crack along one face. Marked P150. Made by Alexander Parkes; c.1862.

Ivory colour Parkesine knife handle

1862