Title & Author:

Plastics : collecting and conserving / edited by Anita Quye and Colin Williamson.

Publication:

Edinburgh : NMS Pub., ©1999.

Description:

viii, 152 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-147) and index.
Plastics in context: Landmarks in the history of plastics / Colin Williamson -- Defining plastics / Michael Barker -- Collectables: Classic and quirky / Sylvia Katz -- Modern art -- Sculpture / Derek Pullen -- Paintings / Tom Learner -- Identifying plastics: Physical clues and simple analysis / Colin Williamson -- Analytical methods / Thea van Oosten -- Caring for plastics: Caring for plastics at home / John Morgan -- Caring for plastic in museums, galleries and archives / Amanda Pagliarino and Yvonne Shashoua -- Plastics for storage and display / Scott Williams -- Conservation research in the 1990s / Yvonne Shashoua -- Degradation: Degradation signs / Anita Quye and Brenda Keneghan -- Degradation causes / Brenda Keneghan and Anita Quye -- Care advice summary.

Summary:

The authoritative guide to the identification and care of plastics, including classic collectibles from Bakelite radios to Barbie dolls.

ISBN:

1901663124
9781901663129

Subject:

Plastics Collectors and collecting.
Plastics Conservation and restoration.
Collectibles Conservation and restoration.
Matières plastiques Collectionneurs et collections.
Matières plastiques Conservation et restauration.
Objets de collection Conservation et restauration.

Added entries:

Quye, Anita.
Williamson, Colin.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 215263
Call No.: NK8595 .P5 1999
Status: Available