A double photographic plate holder for Instanagraph camera
Lancaster and Sons
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1896
Materials
Measurements
12 x 300 x 104 mm
Place of origin
Birmingham
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524703.3
Summary
A double photographic plate holder for Instantagraph Camera. The holder is wooden with metal hinges for easy loading and wooden slide. The numbers 11 & 12 are etched on the two sides A metal shield on on side has 'H&S Opticians'
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
Lancaster and Sons, manufacturer