Meter, exposure

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OBJECT TYPE: ACTINIC/SENSITIZED PAPER
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.1426.001

MANUFACTURER: IMPERIAL DRY PLATE CO. LTD.
MODEL: IMPERIAL DUPLEX
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CONTAINER- CARDBOARD/ TABLE & METER- PAPER & CELLULOID/ CONTAINER FOR SENSITIVE PAPER- PAPER/ SENSITIVE PAPER- PAPER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 11.5 cm
Width: 7.4 cm
Height: 1.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still camera accessories
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: IMPERIAL DRY
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: AN INSTRUMENT FOR DETERMINING THE LENGTH OF EXPOSURE TO LIGHT OF UNEXPOSED PLATES WITHIN CAMERA
Technical: ONE OF FIRST METHODS FOR CALCULATING THE CORRECT EXPOSURE TIME
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S NAME ON EXTERIOR OF CONTAINER FOR SENSITIVE PAPER, PRINTED UPPER CASE, BLOCK PRINT IN BLACK/ MFR'S & MODEL NAMES ONCONTAINER PRINTED, UPPER & LOWER CASE, BLOCK PRINT, IN GOLD/ MODEL & MFR'S NAME ON TABLE & METER, STAMPED, UPPER CASE, BLOCK PRINT, IN GOLD
Missing: N/A
Finish: CONTAINER- BLACK WITH GOLD LETTERING/ TABLE & METER- BLACK, PALE YELLOW AND GOLD LETTERING/ CONTAINER FOR SENSITIVE PAPER- BLUE WITH BLACK LETTERING
Decoration: N/A

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IMPERIAL DRY PLATE CO. LTD., Meter, exposure, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1981.1426, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1981.1426.001/

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