General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Glass. Cardboard box with paper covering and labels.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

21.5 cm

Width

14.0 cm

Height

2.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still images

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Kodak

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

General: Glass plates upon which photographic emulsion is layered; plates are dried before being exposed in camera to form photographic negatives. Specific: These may have been used in hospital for diagnostic and documentary purposes.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK LETTERING ON LABEL ON FRONT READS "Emul. 4814 Size 5 x 8/ EASTMAN/ Spectroscopic Plates/ Type I-G/ RESEARCH LABORATORY/ EASTMAN KODAK CO./ ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A."/ BLACK LETTERING ON LABEL ON BACK READS "CAUTION/ These plates, instead of being backed are now/ double coated. For thisreason it is important/ to allow them sufficient time to fix thoroughly./ The black paper used in wrapping the plates/ causes fog marks if placed in contact with the/ emulsion surface, therefore if only one of a pair/ is used the other should be covered with a sheet/ of glass before rewrapping./ These plates are sensitive to RED light. (CONT'D IN DECOR)

Missing

Complete.

Finish

Grey box with buff paper covering. White labels.

Decoration

* MARKINGS: OPEN/ PACKAGE, HANDLE AND DEVELOP PLATES IN TOTAL/ DARKNESS UNLESS A SERIES III (DARK GREEN) WRATTEN SAFELIGHT IS USED IN DARKROOM LAMP./ EASTMAN KODAK CO."/ HAND PENCILED "G.L." ON BOX