Daguerreotype: 1983-375 pt 5

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Deeplink: http://daguerreobase.org/en/type/90647c0b-5702-9300-5d23-ce1397448b2d

Title: Plate Holder
creator: Chevalier, Charles Louis
Description: Single sided plate holder with dark slide. A metal pressure system is incorporated with pressure being applied via a screw. Made from Oak. The sliding dark slide hinges flat against the camera when open. The other side has a hinging back where the plate would be inserted. Empty grooves on the underside associated with e hole in the centre are for an unidentified purpose - possibly part of the pressure system. The holder fits a maximum plate size of 242mm x 184mm. Plate held in place by two metal turn buttons. Would be used to slide into the back of a camera where the sensitised surface would be exposed to the light from the lens.See also 1983-375 part 1 etc. Weight = 0.90kg Overall depth = 281mm Height = 45mm Width = 212mm Hole diameter = 35mm Metal hinges Brass handles Hinging back door (open to put plate in) = 196mm Maximum plate size = 242mm x 184mm Height of plate holder (to sliding dark slide) = 16mm Height to lid = 27mm Dark sliding depth = 263mm
contributor: National media Museum via MCS Ltd
type: Equipment
format: Plate Holder
Identification: 1983-375 pt 5
language: English
rights: PDM

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