- Title:
- Parkesine disc
- Object name(s):
- material; thermoplastic material
- Brief description:
- A disc of blue, green and red mottled Parkesine (cellulose nitrate) with a moulded design of concetric circles of lines, wavy lines, crossing lines, and dots. Parkesine is the tradename for the first man-made plastic, which was invented by Alexander Parkes in 1862.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- plastics samples and industry
- Colour:
- green
- Colour:
- blue
- Colour:
- red
- Dimension:
- depth 5 mm
- Dimension:
- diameter 63 mm
- Material:
- plastic
- Material:
- CN
- Material:
- cellulose nitrate
- Material:
- Parkesine - trade name
- Material:
- celluloid - generic term
- Object name:
- material; thermoplastic material
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 006563SA
- Object production organisation:
- Parkesine
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production person:
- Unknown
- Person's association:
- Designer
- Object production place:
- UK
- Technique:
- compression moulded
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/8d1c60ad-d2c0-3ac8-8f89-a64b21407fee
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/8d1c60ad-d2c0-3ac8-8f89-a64b21407fee, Museum of Design in Plastics, CC BY
Is there a problem with this record? Give feedback.