Scovill & Adams Plate Film Holder, 1886-1920
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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
1886-1920
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2003.0.77.13
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Iron alloy
Wood (Plant Material)
Dimensions
Height: 9.0 in
Length: 6.0 in
Width: 0.5 in
Inscriptions
frame:
THE SCOVILL & ADAMS CO. N.Y.
slide:
PAT. MAY 15, 1886
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