Exposure Plates
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- Date
- 1902 – 1920
- Material
- cardboard; paper; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0207
- Description
- Box of one dozen 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 glass Seed’s Dry Plates with cut paper adhesive tape around the edges and bottom and manufacturer details printed on a pale green background throughout the lid. These dry plates were invented by M.A. Seed in 1879 and became very popular with photographers as the plate…
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- Title
- Exposure Plates
- Date
- 1902 – 1920
- Material
- cardboard; paper; glass;
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 9.3 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- Box of one dozen 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 glass Seed’s Dry Plates with cut paper adhesive tape around the edges and bottom and manufacturer details printed on a pale green background throughout the lid. These dry plates were invented by M.A. Seed in 1879 and became very popular with photographers as the plates came pre-prepared with the emulsion layer already applied - prior to “dry” plates, photographers would need portable dark rooms in which they would create their liquid emulsions prior to taking a photograph [known as “wet” plates]. Seed’s dry plates still required they be opened in a dark room, but this could be accomplished in the field by placing a dark sheet over the camera while loading and unloading the plates. In 1902, Eastman Kodak purchased Seed’s company [Seed Dry Plate Co.], but continued to capitalize on his name due to its reputation among consumers.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0207
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- Date
- 1905 – 1924
- Material
- paper;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0200 a,b
- Description
- Two packages of 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 Kodak Sensitized Paper, also known as Solio Paper, in brown paper wrapping - unopened. Details of the contents stamped on the front in black ink, and the packages are held closed with a brown, orange, and white “EASTMAN SOLIO PAPER” sticker that wraps over the bottom e…
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- Title
- Photo Paper
- Date
- 1905 – 1924
- Material
- paper;
- Dimensions
- 0.9 x 9.4 x 11.8 cm
- Description
- Two packages of 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 Kodak Sensitized Paper, also known as Solio Paper, in brown paper wrapping - unopened. Details of the contents stamped on the front in black ink, and the packages are held closed with a brown, orange, and white “EASTMAN SOLIO PAPER” sticker that wraps over the bottom edge from front to back. Faded stamps on the backs are mostly illegible, but the expiration date of “MAY 15 1924” is visible.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0200 a,b
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