Flexible Mixing Bowls for Contact Lens Moulding Material
 Catalogue Number: 3854 Flexible Mixing Bowls for Contact Lens Moulding Material Category: Historical object or artefact Corporation: Ash Mouldings Ltd Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1960s Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Crigglestone, England Publisher/Manufacturer: Ash Mouldings Ltd Description Of Item: Black flexible bowls diameter 84 mm height 51 mm made of plastic or synthetic rubber with ASH ENGLAND embossed under the base. Temporary storage Box A Historical Significance: These bowls were part of the equipment used to make moulds of the anterior eye for the manufacture of scleral contact lenses. Dental moulding material was mixed in the bowl prior to applying it to the anaesthetised eye. The flexibility and material of the bowl made it easier to clean after any of the mould material set. How Acquired: Donated by Ian Bailey Date Acquired: 7/10/2019 Condition: Good. Small nick in edge of one bowl Location: Archive Room. East wall Unit 5 Cupboard |