Cardboard box to hold six Primus lime cylinders.
Primus
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, Card
Measurements
32 x 186 x 64 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525208.3
Summary
Cardboard box to contain six Primus lime cylinders. The box is a single structure with a hinged lid and glued in dividers to create 6 spaces. It is covered on the outside with red paper and lined with white paper. On the lid there is a white paper label which reads ""Primus" Single Lime Cylinders." There is a picture of a lime over which is printed "Primus hermetically sealed Limes" and below which is printed "Lime in Glass Case" and a picture of a box of limes which reads "Primus sealed limes in glass" and below which reads Six limes in Box". The label continues "Advantages - Absolutely airtight. Keep any length of time. Certainty of a perfect lime. Open only one at a time. Not affected by any climate. Each lime is thoroughly clear.Hole is always clear to fit on the jet pin. To remove the lime hold one end of the glass covering in a gas flame, when it will crack. CHALLENGE, HARD: PRICE 2/- PER BOX"
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
Primus , manufacturer