Cup and Saucer

Who was responsible for the style behind the handle?

Cup and Saucer
Case number - PHSL : 345
A 1930s Bandalasta tea cup with a stacking ridge half way down, a circular handle with a small hook to protect against scalding, and a matching saucer. They are made of ivory coloured compression moulded urea formaldehyde with orange and black marbling.
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DesignerUnknown - Wanted
ManufacturerStreetly Manufacturing Company
Manufactured forBrookes & Adams
CountryUK
Date1927 - 1932 (circa)
Dimensionsdepth 54 mm, width 80 mm, depth 18 mm, diameter 132 mm
Materialsplastic, UF, urea formaldehyde
Methodcompression moulded
Colourscream, orange, black
Inscriptionmoulded: "BANDALASTA WARE 195 196 BCM/BANDA MADE IN ENGLAND"
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Susan Lambert
Susan Lambert
19/06/14

Cup and Saucer PHSL : 345 This object is part of a trial to see if giving specific guidance on research methods makes the game a more successful means of obtaining information about the objects featured. Such an interesting handle. There is quite a lot of information on the internet about bandalasta. This comprehensive site is especially useful: http://www.applecroft.co.uk/bandalasta/. I wonder if it has the answer to this question? Follow the investigation here: http://10most.org.uk/artefact/cup-and-saucer.

Susan Lambert
Susan Lambert
25/06/14

MoDiP's documentation was incorrect. This cup and saucer was not made by the Streetly Manufacturing Company. It is made by Brookes & Adams in their urea formaldehyde material called Beatl and is part of the Bandalasta ware range. It appears in an early catalogue that can be see in here: http://10most.org.uk/evidence-locker. It came in this and a deeper version which cost £2/6 pence and £2/3 pence respectively. It was marketed as Bandalasta for Caravan - Camping - Yatching - Bungalow. Lots more information is available here: http://www.applecroft.co.uk/bandalasta/. We are still looking to find who designed at Brookes & Adams - could the designs have been their own?

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Cup and Saucer: PHSL : 345

Submitted by Susan Lambert on Thu, 19/06/2014 - 19:12.

This object is part of a trial to see if giving specific guidance on research methods makes the game a more successful means of obtaining information about the objects featured.

Such an interesting handle. There is quite a lot of information on the internet about bandalasta. This comprehensive site is especially useful: http://www.applecroft.co.uk/bandalasta/. I wonder if it has the answer to this question?

Correction to documentation

25/06/14

This cup and saucer was not made by the Streetly Manufacturing Company. It is made by Brookes & Adams in their urea formaldehyde material called Beatl and is part of the Bandalasta ware range. It appears in an early catalogue that can be see in the evidence locker. It came in this and a deeper version which cost £2/6 pence and £2/3 pence respectively. It was marketed as Bandalasta for Caravan - Camping - Yatching - Bungalow. Lots more information is available here: http://www.applecroft.co.uk/bandalasta/.

We are still looking to find who designed at Brookes & Adams - could the designs have been their own?