A set of 12 fabric plate holders
Houghton-Butcher MFG Co. Ltd.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1918 - 1922
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Measurements
102 x 133 x 5 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524946.3
Summary
A set of 12 fabric plate holders Each is created from one piece of light proof fabric, reinforced at each end by a small piece of wood
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-Butcher MFG Co. Ltd., manufacturer