Two boxes (empty) for Imperial Special Rapid photographic plates.
Imperial Dry Plate Co Ltd
Category
Ephemera
Date
1900
Materials
Paper, Cardboard
Measurements
22 x 118 x 92 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525381
Summary
Two boxes (empty) for Imperial Special Rapid photographic plates. 4½ x 6½ inch size. Brown 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 "Special Rapid." and serial nos (1239IB and 18419B respectively)
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