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H5052-5 Button sample card (1 of 17), part of collection, casein / metal / cardboard / textile, made by General Plastics Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1950. Click to enlarge.
  • Image 1 of 2, H5052-5 Button sample card (1 of 17), part of collection, casein / metal / cardboard / textile, made by General Plastics Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1950. Click to enlarge
  • Image 2 of 2, H5052-5 Button sample card (1 of 17), part of collection, casein / metal / cardboard / textile, made by General Plastics Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1950. Click to enlarge

Button sample card

Buttons (6), mounted on card, casein [moulded] insert, General Plastics Limited. Three buttons mounted on fabric, on card, cut out from the main card and marked "85/2517-1" on the back, in black pen (this appears to be an incorrect attribution); three buttons mounted directly on the main card. One piece of card is missing and a note, "3 to Goulburn" is on the main card in pencil.

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Plastic button sample cards
1950

Summary

Object No.

H5052-5

Object Statement

Button sample card (1 of 17), part of collection, casein / metal / cardboard / textile, made by General Plastics Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1950

Physical Description

Buttons (6), mounted on card, casein [moulded] insert, General Plastics Limited. Three buttons mounted on fabric, on card, cut out from the main card and marked "85/2517-1" on the back, in black pen (this appears to be an incorrect attribution); three buttons mounted directly on the main card. One piece of card is missing and a note, "3 to Goulburn" is on the main card in pencil.

Marks

Recto, on card, 'Article 3834 / SIZE 36 45'
Verso, handwritten, 'Casein / turned + milled'

Short URL

https://ma.as/241733

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{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/241733 |title=Button sample card |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=30 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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