A set of 3 photographic plate holders with double dark slides
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1902 - 1910
Materials
Wood, Metal, Glass
Measurements
120 x 175 x 12 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524803.2
Summary
A set of 3 photographic plate holders with double dark slides and glass plate. The holders are made of wood with brass fixings at each corner. Each holder has two pull out dark slides encasing the glass plate. Markings: The plates are numbered in pairs with white labels printed 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 5 and 6. Each side of the holder is also inlaid with a small white disc marked with the numbers 1 to 6.
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