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- ↑ AHRC Accounts Report 2008-09
- ↑ "78 Derngate Museum History". Archived from the original on 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ↑ "Early Plastics In Furniture 1880-1920:: Chemistry, Conservation, History And Manufacture". Libros De Audio Gratis Descargar Libros De Calidad Gratis Early Plastics In Furniture 1880-1920:: Chemistry, Conservation, History And Manufacture (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ↑ Conservation of 20th Century Furniture.
