Wooden photographic plate holder for two plates
Thornton Pickard
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1904 - 1910
Materials
Wood, Brass, Metal, Paint
Measurements
Plate holder open (143 x 450 x 10mm)
Place of origin
Altrincham
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524696.2
Summary
A wooden photographic plate holder for two plates, stamped on each side in a small wooden disc with "3" and "4". Brass hinges and fittings. A modern sticker has been affixed to the outside with "T.P. IMPERIAL" written in blue ink. The interior is black painted wood housing a black painted central metal divider with metal clips affixed, one of which is missing half. 1904-1910
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
Thornton Pickard , manufacturer