A set of double dry plate holders
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1886 - 1890
Materials
Metal, Leather
Measurements
154 x 210 mm; 10 mm (thickness)
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524921.4
Summary
A set of three double plate holders. The units are all metal including sliders. The faces are numbered 1-6 and are stamped 'Patented Apr 14/86'. Each slider has a leather tab.
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