Ashtray made of dark brown phenol formaldehyde. Circular

Made:
1920-1930
Ashtray made of  dark brown phenol formaldehyde

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Ashtray made of dark brown phenol formaldehyde
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Ashtray made of dark brown phenol formaldehyde. Circular, with raised edge, with flattened top surface, interspersed with four cigarette rests in form of pairs of raised rods with hollow peaked profile. Made c.1920. Compression moulded. Top surfface faded.

Details

Category:
Plastics and Modern Materials
Object Number:
2005-169
Materials:
phenol formaldehyde
Measurements:
: .7874 x 4.1339 in.; 20 x 105 mm
type:
ashtray
credit:
Frangenberg, Tomas