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Box and Lid

1930-1960 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Small, round box with screw-top made from green mottled Bakelite. The lid carries a moulded design resembling a camera lens aperture.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Box
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Compression-moulded Bakelite
Brief description
Small box and lid; green Bakelite; probably England, 1930s - 1950s
Physical description
Small, round box with screw-top made from green mottled Bakelite. The lid carries a moulded design resembling a camera lens aperture.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.3cm
  • Diameter: 4.1cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
'J.D./PX . 200/2'
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 designed as a container for a camera lens.
Collection
Accession number
M.54-1984

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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