A double photographic plate holder for half plate frames
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1860 - 1890
Materials
Wood, Brass
Measurements
12 x 420 x 154 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524721.2
Summary
A double photographic plate holder for half plate frames. The hold is mahogany and the black slides are also wood and are articulated. The unit is hinged for ease of loading.The two sides have enamel tags 1 & 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