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The history & manufacture of artists' tubes

This display shows the development stages in the collapsible metal tube. From the original bladders to William Winsor’s patented design for a ‘syringe’ type glass tube and on to the collapsible metal tube, broadly as we would recognise it today.

   

 

Display case showing the production stages in making a modern metal tube. Starting with a metal blank, the tube is formed and then capped ready for filling with colour.