General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 WOODEN FRAME HAS METAL FITTINGS; PRESSED PAPER CENTRE; FLOCKED FABRIC LINER ON TOP EDGE..2-.3 SYNTHETIC (?) SLIDE HAS WOODEN PULL.

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

19.1 cm

Height

1.7 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

Kodak

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF PLATE PROBABLY USED C. 1920S+

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 HISSTUDIO IN 1952.

Function

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

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "PLATE 6 1/2 X 8 1/2 PREMO" stamped in one long side of frame. "I" handwritten in blue ink on one side of frame; "II" handwritten on opposite side. "THE/ PREMO/ CAMERA" pressed into paper liner. "PREMO PLATE HOLDER/ WILL FIT/ ALL PREMO CAMERAS/ MANUFACTURED BY/ EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY/ ROCHESTER, N.Y./ Trade Marks Reg. U.S. Pat. Off./ U.S.A. Pat./ Pat. Oct. 25- 1904" and "Form 5" marked on liner..2-.3 "6 1/2 X 8 1/2/ PREMO/ PLATE" incised on one side of each plate.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

.1 NATURAL WOOD FRAME HAS PRESSED PAPER CENTRE, AND MINOR METAL FITTINGS..2-.3 SYNTHETIC SLIDE HAS NATURAL WOOD GRIP ON TOP EDGE.

Decoration

N/A