Silver nitrate bath

Silver nitrate bath

Darkroom

H. Carette

Maker
French, active ca. 1870s

Silver nitrate bath

Wood, metal, and glass
Overall (closed): 13 3/4 × 12 3/8 × 3 9/16 in. (35 × 31.5 × 9 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
DescriptionSilver nitrate tank with hinged cover and stand, for full plate format. Casing is wooden with a thick glass insert.
Inscriptions Embossed in metal, plate affixed to front of lid, TC: FOURNITURES PHOTOGRAPHIQUES \ H.CARETTE \ BREVETÉ S.G.D.G. \ 51, RUE D'ENGHIEN PARIS

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