Town Number One
Litter Bin
1961 (designed)
1961 (designed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Derek Goad and John Ricks of Donald Forrest's street furniture design featured a cylindrical litter bin of perforated sheet with a heavy gauged steel base, and also incorporated an optional locking device. The manufactuers, G. A. Harvey & Co (London) Ltd, sold the bins for £8 7s 6d each and offered a variety of finishes and reductions for larger quantities.
The litter bin won a Council of Industrial Design, Design Centre Award in 1961, the judges commenting, “… a most elegant bin that seems to make a new contribution”, adding, 'the fixing mechanism is neat and simple to operate and the perforations add a feeling of lightness to the design without revealing too much of the litter inside.' [ID Design journal, issue 150, June 1961, p.52.]. Easy to clean and designed for pedestrian areas and station concourses, it also functioned as a bollard.
Goad and Ricks also designed 'Country Number One', awarded a Diploma in the 1960 Litter Bin Competition organised by the CoID. Source: Design Council Archive
The litter bin won a Council of Industrial Design, Design Centre Award in 1961, the judges commenting, “… a most elegant bin that seems to make a new contribution”, adding, 'the fixing mechanism is neat and simple to operate and the perforations add a feeling of lightness to the design without revealing too much of the litter inside.' [ID Design journal, issue 150, June 1961, p.52.]. Easy to clean and designed for pedestrian areas and station concourses, it also functioned as a bollard.
Goad and Ricks also designed 'Country Number One', awarded a Diploma in the 1960 Litter Bin Competition organised by the CoID. Source: Design Council Archive
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Town Number One (trade title) |
| Materials and techniques | Perforated sheet steel |
| Brief description | Litter bin, 'Town Number One', designed by Derek Goad and John Ricks of Donald Forrest, made by G.A. Harvey & Co, metal, 1961 |
| Physical description | Cylindrical litter bin in perforated sheet steel, painted white and on a cylindrical black base |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Object history | On loan to Bethnal Green Museum 1966 to 1975. Historical significance: This litter bin won a Council of Industrial Design, Design Centre Award in 1961 and was acquired by the V&A along with other winning products. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Derek Goad and John Ricks of Donald Forrest's street furniture design featured a cylindrical litter bin of perforated sheet with a heavy gauged steel base, and also incorporated an optional locking device. The manufactuers, G. A. Harvey & Co (London) Ltd, sold the bins for £8 7s 6d each and offered a variety of finishes and reductions for larger quantities. The litter bin won a Council of Industrial Design, Design Centre Award in 1961, the judges commenting, “… a most elegant bin that seems to make a new contribution”, adding, 'the fixing mechanism is neat and simple to operate and the perforations add a feeling of lightness to the design without revealing too much of the litter inside.' [ID Design journal, issue 150, June 1961, p.52.]. Easy to clean and designed for pedestrian areas and station concourses, it also functioned as a bollard. Goad and Ricks also designed 'Country Number One', awarded a Diploma in the 1960 Litter Bin Competition organised by the CoID. Source: Design Council Archive |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.219-1963 |
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| Record created | April 14, 2011 |
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