Trinket Box
1930-1939 (made)
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Small, round trinket box with separate lid, made from white urea formaldehyde with orange veins. The base is cannister-shaped, with a rim and three steps to the bottom. The lid is flat with a ridged, semi-circular handle which is moulded integrally. The handle rises from three concentric steps. Around the lid are four decorative holes.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Compression-moulded urea formaldehyde |
| Brief description | Trinket box and lid; 'A Bex Moulding' (British Xylonite); white urea formaldehyde; England, 1930s |
| Physical description | Small, round trinket box with separate lid, made from white urea formaldehyde with orange veins. The base is cannister-shaped, with a rim and three steps to the bottom. The lid is flat with a ridged, semi-circular handle which is moulded integrally. The handle rises from three concentric steps. Around the lid are four decorative holes. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'A "BEX" MOULDING / MADE IN ENGLAND/ No. 29' (Moulded on base.) |
| 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). |
| Production | A 'Bex' moulding |
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| Accession number | C.48-1984 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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