Puzzle
1950 - 1952 (made)
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Word puzzle with black base and white lid, moulded in urea formaldehyde. Fifteen individual white letters can be arranged to read 'Austin of England'
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| Parts | This object consists of 16 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Cast urea formaldehyde |
| Brief description | Word puzzle with 15 pieces spelling out 'AUSTIN OF ENGLAND', urea formaldehyde, Birmingham, 1950 |
| Physical description | Word puzzle with black base and white lid, moulded in urea formaldehyde. Fifteen individual white letters can be arranged to read 'Austin of England' |
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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 | Used as a business promotion by the Austin Motor Company, known as Austin of England, 1950 - 1952. |
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| Accession number | W.64 to15-1983 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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