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Mottled green Parkesine sample sheet

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

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

Collection of Parkesine objects made by Alexander Parkes

1862

Parkesine fragment of decorative moulding; light brown with raised pattern of leaves. Marked P184. Made by Alexander Parkes; c. 1862.

Light brown Parkesine decorative moulding

1862

Red Parkesine decorative moulding; small. In form of decorative column. Marked P193. Made by Alexander Parkes; c. 1862.

Red Parkesine decorative moulding

1862

Faulty test piece disk of Parkesine; beige. Stamped "PARKESINE PATENT". Marked P94. Made by Alexander Parkes; c. 1862.

Beige Parkesine test piece

1862

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

Cream colour Parkesine decorative moulding

1862

Parkesine shield. Red; moulded on one side. "HN103" written in ink on lower surface. Marked P195. Made by Alexander Parkes; c. 1862.

Red Parkesine shield

1862

8 mottled green Parkesine button blanks with no P numbers. One with protrusion on lower surface. Made by Alexander Parkes; c.1862

Eight mottled green Parkesine button blanks

1862

Wooden block veneered with strips of variously coloured and marbled Parkesine - celluloid precursor. Several strips missing.

Samples of Parkesine, c 1865

1860-1870

Red Parkesine decorative moulding fragment; small. Marked P194. Made by Alexander Parkes; c. 1862.

Red Parkesine decorative moulding

1862

Test piece. Rectangular sheet with drilled circles. Parkesine; black with beige holes. Warped. Marked P180. Made by Alexander Parkes; c. 1862.

Black and beige Parkesine test piece

1862

Fragment of decorative moulding; red; flower design. Marked P196. Made by Alexander Parkes; c. 1862.

Red Parkesine decorative moulding fragment

1862

Two pieces of aquamarine Parkesine decorative moulding. One strip and one right angled piece. Part of frame. Leafy design on both sides. Marked P191 & P192 respectively. Made by Alexander Parkes; c. 1862.

Two pieces of aquamarine colour Parkesine decorative moulding

1862

Parkesine intersected rings; green (split) and rust red. Marked P175. Made by Alexander Parkes; c. 1862.

Green and red Parkesine intersected rings

1862

Part of decorative sheet; test piece showing drilled holes filled in: beige on green ground. Rectangular with clipped corner; part broken off. Marked P185. Made by Alexander Parkes; c. 1862.

Beige and green Parkesine test piece

1862