Plate holder insert for Griffin's photographic plate developing tank.
J. J. Griffin & Co.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1910
Materials
Metal merge
Measurements
128 x 89 x 35 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525128.2
Summary
Plate holder insert for Griffin's photographic plate developing tank. Metal frame with slots at the side to hold 4" x 3" plates. Hinged clips top and bottom to secure the plates. Two metal sections hinge over the top and lock together, with sloping sides to allow the chemicals to pour down into the tank from the spouts in the lid.
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
J. J. Griffin & Co., manufacturer