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Early plastics : perspectives, 1850-1950 / edited by Susan Mossman. - London ; Washington : London : Leicester University Press ; Science Museum, 1997. - x, 292 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. ; pbk.

Contains a catalogue of the plastics collection in the Science Museum, London. CW015 CW707

Includes bibliographical references (p. [272]-278) and index.

Introduction / Susan Mossman -- Perspectives on the history and technology of plastics / Susan Mossman -- Plastics and design / Roger Newport -- Living with plastics / Mark Suggitt -- Working with plastics / Mark Suggitt -- Other technologies and plastics / Morris Kaufman -- Postscript / Susan Mossman -- Catalogue of the Science Museum's plastics collection c.1850 - c.1950 / Susan Mossman.

ISBN: 071850237X 9780718502379: No price

LCCN: 96005736

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Plastics--History
Technology.
History of art
Industrial / commercial art & design
Bibliographies, catalogues
History of engineering & technology
Plastics & polymers

Dewey Class. No.: 668.409