{"meta":{"version":"2.1","_links":{"self":{"href":"https://api.vam.ac.uk/v2/object/O325656"},"collection_page":{"href":"https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O325656/"}},"images":{"_primary_thumbnail":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2022ND5280/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg","_iiif_image":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2022ND5280/","_alt_iiif_image":[],"imageResolution":"low","_images_meta":[{"assetRef":"2022ND5280","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2022ND5281","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2016JC2847","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2016JC2848","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false}]},"see_also":null},"record":{"systemNumber":"O325656","accessionNumber":"M.51-1984","objectType":"Shaving set","titles":[],"summaryDescription":"","physicalDescription":"Shaving set consisting of a brown Bakelite case containing a stainless steel razor, stainless steel razor stropper, and a leather strop.\r\n","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Ever-Ready","id":"AUTH338306"},"association":{"text":"manufacturers","id":"AAT25230"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"Bakelite","id":"AAT14544"},{"text":"stainless steel","id":"AAT10920"},{"text":"leather","id":"AAT11845"}],"techniques":[{"text":"compression moulding","id":"AAT54068"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Bakelite; stainless steel; horse leather","categories":[{"text":"Plastic","id":"THES49026"},{"text":"Household objects","id":"THES48939"},{"text":"Containers","id":"THES48972"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"MET","id":"THES48599"},"images":["2022ND5280","2022ND5281","2016JC2847","2016JC2848"],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"007","id":"THES405607"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"007","id":"THES405607"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"007","id":"THES405607"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"007","id":"THES405607"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Case","id":"THES251008"}],[{"text":"Razor","id":""}],[{"text":"Razor stropper","id":""}],[{"text":"Strop","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"England","id":"x28826"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"ca. 1950","earliest":"1945-01-01","latest":"1954-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Fred Bulmer, a collector based in Leeds, Yorkshire, offered his collection of ‘plastic antiques’ to the V&A in late 1982. The Museum chose to purchase 59 objects from Bulmer the following year (for acquisition papers see MA/1/B3395). The objects were divided among the Museum’s collections according to object type: Furniture and Woodwork taking 26 objects (W.50 to 75-1983), Metalwork 18 objects (M.49 to 66-1984) and Ceramics and Glass 14 objects (C.41 to 54-1984).\r\n","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Shaving set in brown Bakelite case; Ever-Ready, England, about 1950","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"Mass produced","id":"THES48863"},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"beards","id":"x39128"},{"text":"men","id":"AAT25928"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["M.51-1984","M.51A-1984","M.51B-1984","M.51C-1984"],"accessionNumberNum":"51","accessionNumberPrefix":"M","accessionYear":1984,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE","Case","Razor","Razor stropper","Strop"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2026-02-04","recordCreationDate":"2009-06-24","availableToBook":true}}