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OlympiCastor furniture castors

Castor
ca.1973
Artist/Maker
Archibald Kenrick & Sons (designer)
Archibald Kenrick & Sons (manufacturers)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

OlympiCastor furniture castors, metal wheel with nylon or polyurethane tyre.


Object details

Category
Design Council Award Winner
Object type
Castor
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Castor
  • Castor
  • Castor
  • Castor
TitleOlympiCastor furniture castors
Materials and techniques
Metal wheel with nylon or polyurethane tyre.
Metal
Nylon
Polyurethane
Brief description
OlympiCastor furniture castors, designed and manufactured by Archibald Kenrick & Sons
Physical description
OlympiCastor furniture castors, metal wheel with nylon or polyurethane tyre.
Object history
Historical significance: Winner of the Design Centre Award in 1973.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
CIRC.471 to C-1973

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Record createdApril 28, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1194715/olympicastor-furniture-castors-castor-archibald-kenrick/
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