Box (empty) for Imperial Non Filter Orthochromatic photographic plates.
Imperial Dry Plate Co Ltd
Category
Ephemera
Date
1910
Materials
Paper, Cardboard
Measurements
30 x 140 x 110 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525315
Summary
Box (empty) for Imperial Non Filter Orthochromatic photographic plates. 4 x 5 inch size. Maroon cardboard lidded box with a white label printed in black ink with information about Developers for Imperial Plates, and the manufacturer's details: "The Imperial Dry Plate Co. Ltd, Cricklewood, London NW" Also stamped in black ink on the label is "NF Ortho. B907".
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
Imperial Dry Plate Co Ltd, manufacturer