Historical information

Bakelite was the world's first synthetic plastic.

Significance

Donated by Elaine Morris, grand-daughter of Carl Axel Nobelius.
Elaine, who was born around 1934, grew up in Emerald and played with this tea set as a child.

Physical description

Yellow Sellex bakelite children's tea set. Two saucers and two plates and two cups and one milk jug and one tea pot. One plate is missing a piece.
Donated by Elaine Morris, grand-daughter of Carl Axel Nobelius.
Elaine, who was born around 1934, played with this tea set as a child.

Inscriptions & markings

All parts of the tea set have inscriptions except the lid of the teapot.
Tea pot inscription: SELLEX NO.72 REGD
Inscription on remaining items: SELLEX REGD