Plate Film Holder, 1908-1920
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Artifact Overview
Wet plate photography was a primary photographic method until the invention of roll-film in the 1880s. Metal or glass plates were coated with light-sensitive collodion, placed into holders, and exposed in a camera. Before the plate dried, it was developed in a darkroom. Exacting and demanding, wet plate photography was the opposite of being a mobile, spontaneous, or user-friendly process.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic plate holder
Date Made
1908-1920
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2014.0.17.170
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Iron alloy
Wood (Plant material)
Dimensions
Height: 0.5 in
Length: 6 in
Width: 8.75 in
Inscriptions
stamped, exposure cover:
PAT. JUNE 22-08
handwritten, frame:
33 / 34
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