Table 1 Photographs of the artifacts from the PAC and their SCRC-SUL catalog descriptions
From: Determination of the polymer composition of mid-twentieth century purses by Raman spectroscopy
Artifact | SCRC-SUL accession number | SCRC-SUL catalog description of appearance | SCRC-SUL catalog identification of manufacturer/date |
|---|---|---|---|
A
| 2010_055.147 | Handbag covers | Robinson Plastics Corp./unidentified |
B
| 2005.17 | Purse with metal sides and clear top, bottom, and handle | Unidentified/1940–1950 |
C
| 2003.207 | Clear purse with sparkles | Unidentified/1960–1969 |
Da (colorless), Db (orange)
| 2010_055.016 | Bamboo-like handles for handbags | Robinson Plastics Corp./1950–1975 |
E
| 2003.206 | Clamshell purse with rhinestones | Unidentified/1960–1969 |
F
| 2003.208 | Purse with white, flattened cylindrical body and clear top and handle | Unidentified/1960–1969 |
