General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 PREDOMINANTLY WOOD; SOME MINOR METAL FITTINGS; PRESSED PAPER SENTR APNEL; FABRIC LINER ON TOP EDGE OF SLIDE OPENING..2-.3 SYNTHETIC (?) SLIDES HAVE WOODEN HANDLES.

Dimensions

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

Length

26.0 cm

Width

19.0 cm

Height

1.6 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still camera parts

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Graflex

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF DRY PLATE HOLDER PRESUMABLY USED C. 1905+

Canada

PART OF A.M. HARDY COLL'N OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQ.. ARCHIBALD HARDY OPERATED A PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO ON SPARKS ST., OTTAWA IN THE 1930S. FOLLOWING WAR SERVICE, HE EST'D A STUDIO IN VANKLEEK HILL, ONT. WHERE HE WORKED AS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER. HE SPECIALIZED IN WEDDING & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY. MR. HARDY CLOSED HIS STUDIO IN1952.

Function

TO HOLD PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES AND PROTECT THEM FROM EXPOSURE WHILE BEING LOADED INTO THE CAMERA.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "FOLMER & SCHWING M'F'G CO N.Y." & "PAT. OCT. 25, 04" stamped into long sides of frame..2-.3 No markings visible.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

.1 NATURAL WOOD FINISH; BRIGHT BRASS FITTINGS; CENTRE PANEL IS FLAT BLACK IN COLOUR..2-.3 SLIDES AND ONE SIDE OF WOODEN HAND GRIP ARE BLACK; REVERSE SIDE OF GRIP IS NATURAL WOOD.

Decoration

N/A