Cigarette Box
1950-1959 (made)
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Cigarette box of brown Bakelite, with hinged lid and a compartment for a matchbox. Moulded inscription on underside of the lid reads 'A.E.G.'
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Compression-moulded phenol-formaldehyde ('Bakelite') |
| Brief description | Cigarette box, Bakelite, marked 'AEG' on underside of lid, Germany, probably 1950s |
| Physical description | Cigarette box of brown Bakelite, with hinged lid and a compartment for a matchbox. Moulded inscription on underside of the lid reads 'A.E.G.' |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| 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). |
| Historical context | This box was probably distributed as a promotional business gift by A.E.G. (Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft AG / trans. 'German Electric Company'). |
| Production | Carries trade name 'Rentería' |
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| Accession number | W.58-1983 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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