An box of Criterion H & D 25 Process Plates manufactured by Criterion Plates Papers Films Ltd
Criterion Plates Papers Films Ltd
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1920 - 1930
Materials
Cardboard, Paper, Glass
Measurements
28 x 116 x 92 mm
Place of origin
Warwickshire
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525339
Summary
A box of Criterion H & D 25 Process Plates manufactured by Criterion Plates Papers Films Ltd, Stechford, Warwickshire. A brown cardboard box with a white paper label on the lid, printed in black ink with information about the plates including the following stamped in black ink: "970 4¼ x 3½. Backed. Criterion Plates Papers Films Ltd, Stechford, Warwickshire." Inside the box, wrapped in black paper are 6 glass plates, size 4¼" x 3½".
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
Criterion Plates Papers Films Ltd, manufacturer