Handkerchief Box
ca.1935 (manufactured)
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Rectangular handkerchief box with black base and red lid, made from urea formaldehyde. The lid is decorated with a moulded stepped geometric design. On the base is a moulded cross for extra strength, and four small feet (one in each corner). On the underside of the lid is the moulded inscription 'PYRAMID HANDKERCHIEFS A TOOTAL PRODUCT', with the moulded logo of an ancient Egyptian pyramid.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Compression-moulded urea-formaldehyde |
| Brief description | Handkerchief box, black and red urea formaldehyde; made for Tootal, England, about 1935 |
| Physical description | Rectangular handkerchief box with black base and red lid, made from urea formaldehyde. The lid is decorated with a moulded stepped geometric design. On the base is a moulded cross for extra strength, and four small feet (one in each corner). On the underside of the lid is the moulded inscription 'PYRAMID HANDKERCHIEFS A TOOTAL PRODUCT', with the moulded logo of an ancient Egyptian pyramid. |
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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). |
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| Accession number | M.57-1984 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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