Two unopened packs of 20 Frena filmsheets, Memorandum Size (3 1/2 in. x 2 5/8 in.)
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Celluloid, Cardboard, Cellophane
Measurements
100 x 74 x 18 mm (each pack)
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524876.3
Summary
Two unopened packs of 20 Frena filmsheets, Memorandum Size (3 1/2 in. x 2 5/8 in.), one wrapped in cellophane and the other in a paper sleeve. Printed on the front; "20 Frena Films. The [Austin-] Edwards Frena Films, patent, Memorandum Size. R.J. Beck Ltd., 68 Cornhill, London E.C." and "To be protected from light and moisture" in 4 languages. Printed on the side is a supplier's disclaimer. On the back of one pack is a label from William Whiteley Ltd., Photographic Dept, 15 Queens Road, Bayswater.
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