Oberon
Garden Seat
1964 (made)
1964 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Single-piece moulded fibreglass garden seat.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Oberon (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Fibreglass |
| Brief description | model Oberon; British 1965 H Wood for Lurashell |
| Physical description | Single-piece moulded fibreglass garden seat. |
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| Gallery label |
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| Credit line | Given by Wood Bros |
| Object history | In 1966 the seat retailed at £30 9s 9d. The company made about 100 of the Oberon seat, which was tested at Clapham Common and Ware Swimming Pool. |
| Historical context | In 1960 Lurashell produced a range of upholstered fibreglass furniture for the s.s. Canberra which remained on the ship until it was commission for military use in the Falklands War in 1982. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.13-1994 |
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| Record created | January 31, 2008 |
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