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 | 'OBERON' GARDEN SEAT
Designed by H.W. Wood M.B.E.
Made by Lurashell, part of Wood Bros (Furniture) Ltd, Ware
Fibreglass
1964
Lurashell, a division of Wood Brothers, makers of 'Old Chard' furniture, made upholstered furniture with fibreglass frames from about 1958. This was the first single piece moulded fibreglass design produced by the company. In 1966 the seat retailed at £30 9s 9d.
Given by Wood Bros
W.13-1994(1994-2006) |
| 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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