General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Glass plates. Cardboard boxes. Paper labels.

Dimensions

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

Length

28.8 cm

Width

13.8 cm

Height

2.6 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

Cramer

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Missouri

City

St. Louis

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 LABELS READS "HANDLE IN FAINT RUBY LIGHT/ CRAMER'S/ ISO-PROCESS/ PLATES/ For Green Sensation and Blue/ Sensation Direct Negatives./ DIRECTIONS INSIDE./ Manufactured By/ G. Cramer Dry Plate Co./ St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A./ Should the plates in this package be defective from/ manufacturing causes, we will replace them, but we/ assume no further responsibility./ HANDLE IN FAINT RUBY LIGHT"/ HANDWRITTEN PENCILED "June 16/37" ON EACH LABEL & "GL"? ON EACH BOX

Missing

Complete.

Finish

Buff boxes with blue applique edging around tops. White labels.

Decoration

N/A