A pair of double photographic plate holders
Houghton
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1908
Materials
Wood, Metal
Measurements
138 x 100 mm; 14 mm (thickness)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524845.2
Summary
A pair of double photographic plate holders. They are quarterplate size with wooden frames and metal blanking covers. The sides are stamped with numbers 1, 2, 5 and 6 respectively.
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
Houghton , manufacturer