Smoker's Friend
1930-1939 (manufactured)
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Circular 'Smoker's Friend', with ashtray, pipe rest and matchbox holder. It is made from brown mottled Bakelite. The moulded peg in the centre of the matchbox holder would open the box as it was slotted into place, giving easy access to the matches within. There is moulded decoration of four trios of bars around the edge, from the base to the top face of the object.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Compression moulded Bakelite |
| Brief description | Smoker's friend, mottled brown Bakelite; England, 1930s |
| Physical description | Circular 'Smoker's Friend', with ashtray, pipe rest and matchbox holder. It is made from brown mottled Bakelite. The moulded peg in the centre of the matchbox holder would open the box as it was slotted into place, giving easy access to the matches within. There is moulded decoration of four trios of bars around the edge, from the base to the top face of the object. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'MADE IN ENGLAND' (Moulded on base.) |
| Object history | Fred Bulmer, a collector based in Leeds, Yorkshire, offered his collection of ‘plastic antiques’ to the V&A in late 1982. The Museum chose to purchase 59 objects from Bulmer the following year (for acquisition papers see MA/1/B3395). The objects were divided among the Museum’s collections according to object type: Furniture and Woodwork taking 26 objects (W.50 to 75-1983), Metalwork 18 objects (M.49 to 66-1984) and Ceramics and Glass 14 objects (C.41 to 54-1984). |
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| Accession number | M.58-1984 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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