A set of double plate holders
Shew
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1906
Materials
Wood, Metal
Measurements
150 x 94 x 13 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524834.4
Summary
An incomplete set of double plate holders. Each is made of wood with metal fittings. The metal light shields are each marked with the headings ' Subject Stop Light Exposure' and each side has an enamelled number plate. Present are nos 3,4,7,8,9 & 10.
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
Shew , manufacturer