Sealed pack of 12 Ilford H.P.3 hypersensitive panchromatic photographic plates.
Ilford Limited
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1960
Materials
Glass, Paper
Measurements
30 x 150 x 100 mm
Place of origin
London
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525312
Summary
Sealed pack of 12 Ilford H.P.3 hypersensitive panchromatic photographic plates. 3½" x 5½" plate size. Wrapped in brown paper with yellow, black and green printed paper label affixed. Printed text reads: "Open in darkness only Ilford H.P.3 plate Hypersensitive Panchromatic Made in England by Ilford Limited, Ilford, Essex Meter settings for minimum exposure ASA, Weston 400 BS, Scheiner 37° DIN 27° 12 plates backed 3½" x 5½" , 9 x 14 cm. 7927D." There is also a label on one long side, printed in yellow, black and green: "Ilford Plate H.P.3" and stamped "Backed". Handwritten in pencil on the pack: "July 63".
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
Ilford Limited, manufacturer