Original unopened pack of Barnet Presstopan Plates by Elliott & Sons.
Elliott and Sons Ltd
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1938
Materials
Cardboard, Paper, Glass
Measurements
25 x 152 x 97 mm
Place of origin
Barnet
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525349
Summary
Original unopened pack of Barnet Presstopan Plates by Elliott & Sons. A package wrapped in dark grey paper with a white label on top, printed in red and black. Contains 12 plates, size 5½" x 3½", 2500 H & D to daylight, 8000 H & D to Half Watt. On the side of the pack is stamped: "D30101".
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
Elliott and Sons Ltd, manufacturer