Mercury fuming box
Darkroom
Mercury fuming box
1843
Wood, metal, and glass
Overall (box on extended legs): 13 9/16 × 7 7/8 × 5 1/2 in. (34.5 × 20 × 14 cm)
Paper (Cromer's note): 1 3/16 × 3 1/4 in. (3 × 8.2 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
1977.0132.0002
DescriptionFuming box for half plate format, with quarter plate adapter.
Inscriptions Stamped in wood, top of box, C: [inside oval line border] R. de la HUCHETTE 29 \ SCHIERTZ \ A PARIS
Inscribed in black ink (Cromer's hand) on piece of graph paper (see component): Verre jaune sur le coté \ dans Lerebours Juin [18]43
Inscribed in black ink (Cromer's hand) on piece of graph paper (see component): Verre jaune sur le coté \ dans Lerebours Juin [18]43
