Jug
Classification(s):
Plastic
Date: c.1951-1976
Manufacturer: Insulex
Medium: Plastic
Object number: G360K
Place of Production:Britain
DescriptionHermetically Insulated Jug in gold, by Insulex, manufactured in Britain. The jug has a plastic handle and hinged lid. The jug holds nearly 1 ¾ pints. The jug is complete with its instructional label, attached to the handle with string. The jug also has a folded leaflet detailing the wider Insulex range. The jug has the original Insulex sticker. British Patent No. 904650.
For use with “your coffee, tea, cocoa and chocolate”, the double walled insulation of the hermetically insulated jug “keeps drinks ‘piping hot’ or ‘icy cold’”.
The Insulex jug was awarded a seal of approval by a guarantee (No.3549) from The British Good Housekeeping Institute.
Other products in the Insulex ‘Britain’s Finest Insulated Ware’ range include tumblers, ice bowl, cups with saucers, bag, freezella thermella sachets, cups with snack trays and a food jar.
For use with “your coffee, tea, cocoa and chocolate”, the double walled insulation of the hermetically insulated jug “keeps drinks ‘piping hot’ or ‘icy cold’”.
The Insulex jug was awarded a seal of approval by a guarantee (No.3549) from The British Good Housekeeping Institute.
Other products in the Insulex ‘Britain’s Finest Insulated Ware’ range include tumblers, ice bowl, cups with saucers, bag, freezella thermella sachets, cups with snack trays and a food jar.
ProvenanceThe collection was instigated by the London Country Council (later the Greater London Council) and the Council of Industrial Design (COID). The collection’s original purpose was concerned with the teaching and dissemination of modern, ‘good design’.
The collection was established in 1951/52 as the ‘Experiment in Design Appreciation’, later renamed the ‘Circulating Design Scheme’.
The Circulating Design Scheme lent boxed showcases to London schools. The showcases contained handling objects, material samples and interpretation on a specific subject.
COID withdrew its involvement in the Scheme in 1957. After which time, it was managed exclusively by the London County Council from 1957-1963.
After the administrative restructuring of London authorities, the Scheme was jointly managed by the Greater London Council and the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) from 1963 – 1976.
The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation. ILEA was abolished in the late 1980s and the collection was donated to Camberwell College of Arts.
ILEA was responsible for secondary and tertiary education in the inner London boroughs, this included Camberwell.
The collection was established in 1951/52 as the ‘Experiment in Design Appreciation’, later renamed the ‘Circulating Design Scheme’.
The Circulating Design Scheme lent boxed showcases to London schools. The showcases contained handling objects, material samples and interpretation on a specific subject.
COID withdrew its involvement in the Scheme in 1957. After which time, it was managed exclusively by the London County Council from 1957-1963.
After the administrative restructuring of London authorities, the Scheme was jointly managed by the Greater London Council and the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) from 1963 – 1976.
The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation. ILEA was abolished in the late 1980s and the collection was donated to Camberwell College of Arts.
ILEA was responsible for secondary and tertiary education in the inner London boroughs, this included Camberwell.
