Unopened pack of 12 Kodak photographic plates size 4.5 x 6 cm.
Kodak Limited
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass, Paper
Measurements
Pack size 55 x 70 x 18 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524672.5
Summary
Unopened pack of 12 Kodak photographic plates size 4.5 x 6 cm. Wrapped in brown paper with a coloured label on top printed in orange, red and black. Markings printed on the label: "Tropically hardened. Kodak plates made in Great Britain by Kodak Limited London. Protected throughout the world. Super Panchro-Press, P1200. 12 plates 25/16 x 13/4 ins. Open in total darkness or by "Kodapan" Lamp illumination. Backed". Also: "Notice: The plates in this package have been made with great care and while they will be replaced if found to be defective in manufacture, except as herein stated, plates are sold without warranty, guarantee, or other liability of any kind." Stamped in black ink on the base of the pack: "BD12 34 34 2".
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Kodak Limited , manufacturer