Pink hair brush
Selected as an object made by British Xylonite: we have 30 other objects by the same manufacturer and information about one may help to unearth information about the others.
Case number - AIBDC : 006347SA
A dressing table hair brush with a round head in light pink and a straight handle in a darker pink. The MoDiP collection includes a hand mirror to the same design.
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Designer | Unknown - Wanted |
Manufacturer | British Xylonite |
Country | UK |
Date | 1938 (circa) - Wanted |
Dimensions | length 190 mm, width 90 mm, depth 35 mm |
Materials | plastic, Xylonite, CN, cellulose nitrate |
Methods | thermoformed, fabricated with adhesive |
Colour | pink |
Inscription | moulded: "Made in England" (underside of handle) |
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Case notes
Pink hair brush, Case AIBDC: 006347SA
British Xylonite confirmed as manufacturer of 'Orchid' hairbrush
22/11/13
Plastician has sent these brilliant images of Xylonite's 1938 catalogue confirming both the manufacturer and date of manufacture. It also tells us that it was part of a toilet set titled 'Orchid Set' consisting of seven pieces made also in blue and green.
Sales man's catalogue discovered in PHS library
11/12/2013
Ian15.mdx has found this saleman's catalogue which shows how the brush was built into a range of different sets at different prices.
We still don't know who designed it. Does anyone know anyone with inside knowledge of British Xylonite?