Photograph wallet
Category
Ephemera
Date
c 1910
Materials
Card, ink and glue
Measurements
110 x 139 mm
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1156644.21
Summary
Photograph wallet. A negative/photograph wallet made of cream card, folded and glued to make two pouches and printed in black ink. On the front, top left is an image of an unfolded folding camera and next to it is printed 'PIETRO SBISA / OPTICIAN PHOTOGRAPH.' and its branches in Rome and Florence. Underneath in black ink is written 'Foreign to be kept'. Inside are an advert for Kodak's cameras and films and a price list.
Marks and inscriptions
Front: PIETRO SBISA / OPTICIAN PHOTOGRAPH . "KODAK" / DEVELOPING AND PRINTING / THE BEST HOUSES IN ROME AND FLORENCE / ROME / CORSO UMBERTO, 162-3/ TELEPHONE 3601 / FLORENCE / PLACE SIGNORIA, 4 / TELEPHONE 1339 / M.... Front: Foreign to be kept Inside left: PRICE LIST / Developing / Films Printing on / Solio or Carbon paper Brownie, Folding P. K. No. / N.1 (Rolls of Six Exp) 0 50 0 60 Folding, P. K. No. 1a, 3, 3a / (Rolls of 12 Exp) 1 20 1 80 Bull's Eye, No. 2, No 4 / Cartridge No. 3 and No. 4 (Rolls of 12 Exp) 1 20 1 80 Cartridge No. 5 / (Rolls of 12 Exp) 2 40 3 60 Plates 31/4 x 41/4 inches and 4 x 5 10 15 Plates 5 x 7 20 30 BROMIDE ENLARGING / FROM FILM OR PLATE OF ANY SIZE / till 10 x 121/2 (4 x 5) 13 x 18 95 x 7) 18 x 24 (7x10) / L. 0,75 L. 1,25 L. 2,50 Inside right: Kodak's Cameras and Films / FILMS PACKS / Fresh Plates and Films / Chemicals, card mounts and Albums / Florence - PIETRO SBISA - Rome