A double photographic plate holder for MB 1 Camera.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1898
Materials
Wood, Metal, Glass
Measurements
12 x 295 x 102 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524700.2
Summary
A double photographic plate holder for MB 1 Camera. The size is quarter plate and the holder are wooden and hinged for easy loading. The two sides are labelled 1 & 2 respectively, but inside both are stamped with the number 63. The two sliders are both hinged. Inside there are two opaque glass sheets and a metal plate.
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