Korona Film Holder, 1902-1920

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Artifact Overview

Dry plate photography was a primary photographic method until the invention of roll-film in the 1880s. Glass plates coated with light-sensitive gelatin were placed into holders, and exposed in a camera. George Eastman automated this process with his plate-coating machine and factory in 1879. Exacting and demanding, plate-based photography was the opposite of being a mobile or spontaneous process.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic plate holder

Date Made

1902-1920

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2003.0.77.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard
Iron alloy
Wood (Plant Material)
Glass (Material)

Dimensions

Height: 10.75 in
Width: 0.75 in
Length: 7.625 in

Inscriptions

frame: PATENTED KORONA 1902