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Watering Can

1957 (designed), 1957 (made)
Artist/Maker
EKCO (manufacturer)
Rowlands, Martyn (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (designed)
Southend on Sea (town) (made)

White plastic watering can with detachable hinged lid and spout of red plastic

Object details

Categories
Plastic
Product Design
Gardens & Gardening
Object type
Watering can
Materials and techniques
Polythene
Polythene
Brief description
Red and white plastic watering can, designed by Martyn Rowlands and made by Ekco Plastics Ltd, Great Britain, 1957
Physical description
White plastic watering can with detachable hinged lid and spout of red plastic
Dimensions
  • Bucket top diameter: 20cm
  • Bucket base diameter: 17cm
  • Height: 46cm
  • Max footprint when displayed with hinged lid open length: 59cm
  • Bucket only heigth height: 30cm
  • Max height when displayed with lid on top of bucket height: 65cm
Gallery label
(February 2003)
Twentieth Century Gallery label (Room 73):
WATERING CAN
Designed by Martyn Rowlands
Made by Ekco Plastics Ltd, Great Britain, 1957
Polythene
W.68-2002

Martyn Rowlands produced this design for Ekco by rethinking the classic shape and function of a watering can. The graduated bucket comes with a detachable hinged lid and spout, and is both lightweight and space saving. It garnered some publicity for its innovative design when it was launched, featuring on the cover of Design magazine in October 1957. It retailed for £2 9s 6d.
Credit line
Given by Martyn Rowlands
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.68-2002

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Record createdMarch 28, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O79219/watering-can-rowlands-martyn/
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