Red and white mottled phenol formaldehyde (Bakelite) egg slicer

Made:
1930-1949 in England

Red and white mottled phenol formaldehyde (Bakelite) egg slicer, by Hygene, England, 1930-1949. Stamped 'U.S.A. CANADIAN AND OTHER PATENTS PENDING' and 'EGG Hygene SLICER'. Hygene in cursive form.

Details

Category:
Plastics and Modern Materials
Object Number:
2005-142
Materials:
phenol formaldehyde (Bakelite), steel, tin plated, zinc (metal) and stainless steel
Measurements:
overall: 46 mm x 116 mm x 93 mm, 0.0994kg
type:
hygene egg slicer
credit:
Frangenberg, Tomas