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Plate Holder for Daguerreotype / Wet Plate Sliding Box Camera, by A. Ross, London

Inventory Number 73281


Item type
Object
Makers
A Ross
Provenance
Gift from Mr. JPA Weaver, Department of Surgery, University of Newcastle-on-Tyne
Physical material
Wood
metal
Leather
Dimensions
Height: 180mm Width: 185mm Depth: 31mm
Inventory No
73281
Accession Number
1965-214/1

Description

Wooden cassette for holding plates. Slots into top of sliding box camera. Hinged door to one side with leather tab and metal lock. Inside of cassette is a removable plate holder. Lift up exposure window to other side of cassette.