Plate box
Darkroom

Plate box

1864
Wood and metal
Overall: 5 5/8 × 6 3/4 × 3 1/8 in. (14.3 × 17.2 × 8 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
1976.0011.0671
DescriptionGrooved wooden box with hinged lid, holds up to 30 stereo glass plates, 2½ x 5 in. format, for wet plate process, with four plates stored inside.
Inscriptions Inscribed in pencil, inside lid, right edge, C: bon coté [translation: good side]

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