A pack of No.2 Gravura gaslight photographic paper by the Paget Prize Plate Company Ltd.
Paget Prize Plate Company Ltd
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1910 - 1920
Materials
Cardboard, Paper, Photographic paper
Measurements
60 x 87 x 10 mm
Place of origin
Watford
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525342
Summary
A pack of No.2 Gravura gaslight photographic paper by the Paget Prize Plate Company Ltd, Watford. Unsealed brown card wallet containing photographic paper size 2¾" x 1¾, wrapped in paper. Printed on the pack: "Gaslight paper. Open only in yellow light, or very subdued daylight. Full instructions enclosed. 24 pieces. "Gravura". 8d. Reference no. 028E 2296. No. 2 Vigorous".
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
Paget Prize Plate Company Ltd, manufacturer