Holder, photographic plate

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OBJECT TYPE: 4X5 IN./SINGLE
DATE: 1904–1917
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2085.001

MANUFACTURER: Folmer & Schwing Div., Eastman Kodak
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL WOOD CONSTRUCTION; BRASS HINGES & FITTINGS

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.7 cm
Width: 15.0 cm
Height: 1.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Graflex
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED C.1905-1930S, AND POSSIBLY LATER
Canada: PART OF A LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM HOPE GILLIES ROSS ESTATE. MUCH OF THIS COLLECTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY AMATEUR COLOR PROCESSING IN THE 1920S-1930S. IT IS CONSIDERED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN AMATEUR ENTHUSIAST OF THE PERIOD. (AS PER JAJ)
Function: TO HOLD PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES AND PROTECT THEM FROM EXPOSURE WHILE BEING LOADED INTO THE CAMERA.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF DRY PLATE HOLDERS HAVING HINGED DOOR & DOUBLE-SLIDING LOCK DOOR TO ACCESS FRAME
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'FOLMER & SCHWING DIV E.K. Co.' & 'PAT. OCT. 25.04' STAMPED ON EDGES OF FRAME FRONT
Missing: NONE
Finish: LACQUERED WOODEN FRAME & DOOR/ BRASS FITTINGS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN LACQUERED. FRAME INTERIOR & SLIDE HAVE BEEN PAINTEDFLAT BLACK
Decoration: N/A

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Folmer & Schwing Div., Eastman Kodak, Holder, photographic plate, circa 1904–1917, Artifact no. 1987.2085, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1987.2085.001/

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