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OBJECT TYPE: Daguerrotype
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1975.1094.001

MANUFACTURER: HORNE & CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 49
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 &.7 FERROUS METAL WITH INTERIOR WOOD DIVIDERS, COTTON PADDING/.17 &.21 WOOD/.2-.6,.8-.16,.18-.20,.22-.49 NON-FERROUS METAL (SILVER COATED COPPER?)

Dimensions

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

Length: 17.6 cm
Width: 3.4 cm
Height: 13.3 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: HORNE
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: ENGLISH MADE PLATES USED WITH ENGLISH MADE CAMERA OF TYPE NOT PRODUCED IN CANADA BUT USED EXTENSIVELY HERE.
Function: MEDIUM UPON WHICH DAGUERREOTYPE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE CREATED.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF PLATES USED IN DAGUERREOTYPEMETHOD OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN WHICH IMAGES ARE FORMED BY MERCURY VAPOUR ON SILVER COATED COPPER PLATES. USED WITH CAMERA 1975.0045
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 &.7 PLATE READING "HORNE & CO./ SUCCESSORS TO/ E. PALMER/ 123/ NEWGATE St./ LONDON" ON BOX LID
Missing: UNKNOWN
Finish: .1 &.7 GOLD & BLACK PAINTED/.17 &.22 UNFINISHED WOOD/ PLATES: POLISHED ON ONE SIDE, DISCOLOURED ON OTHER SIDE
Decoration: N/A

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HORNE & CO., Box, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1975.1094, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.1094.001/

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