{"product_id":"art-deco-early-bakelite-lidded-box-powder-bowl","title":"1930s Rare Art Deco Early BEX Bakelite Lidded Box \/ Powder Bowl","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a fabulous piece of 1930s design. It is a rare round Art Deco Lidded Box, I think probably a powder bowl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe top section is made of a polished white early plastic material and the bottle half is in black. It is certainly very tactile - all lovely and smooth like a pebble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI love the cute finger holes in the black lid. These are decorative and also help you to lift the lid off with ease. The lid has a little thread underneath which allows you to gently screw it off and locks the lid on tight when not in use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are very similar to the better known ashtrays which were used on the ocean liner, the Queen Mary. Stamped to the base: Made in England \/ BEX. Bex was \u003cspan\u003ea brand name associated with British Xylonite Ltd. The National Archives holds records related to BX Plastics and its constituent companies, including BXL Records of Bakelite Xylonite Ltd.\u003cspan data-cid=\"4ba27557-fa80-4927-bc63-83682fcb5f9d\" class=\"pjBG2e\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"UV3uM\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan data-cid=\"4ba27557-fa80-4927-bc63-83682fcb5f9d\" class=\"pjBG2e\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"UV3uM\"\u003eThe company is perhaps best known for its later production of plastic beehive yarn holders. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis little lidded bowl is certainly in lovely condition and they are now highly sought after. It is listed at a fair price given its rarity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiameter is 5 1\/2 inches - and the height is just under 3 inches. Weight unpacked is 300 grams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAny postage quotes here is of course for tracked and signed for post with the Royal Mail. This will be applied to your order at the checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iconic Edinburgh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55523115958651,"sku":"12\/7\/2016 MUSS","price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/1902\/6240\/files\/1930s-rare-art-deco-early-bex-bakelite-lidded-box-powder-bowl-vintage-plastic-789.webp?v=1793009225","url":"https:\/\/www.iconicedinburgh.co.uk\/products\/art-deco-early-bakelite-lidded-box-powder-bowl","provider":"Iconic Edinburgh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}