[BCMA] Anyone Know the Name of this Object?

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I showed this to the person our photo guy and he believes it is a glass plate positive imager from the late 1800’s . The plate was probably hand coloured.
He sent this web site that might be of help. https://blog.sciencsandmediamuseum.org.uk/find-out-when-a-photo-wasw-takem-identify-collodion-positive-ambrotype/

Good luck,
Lynn ,
Kaatza Station Museum & Archives
Lake Cowichan, BC

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Hello BCMAers,

A member of the public brought by an artifact today that we need help putting a name to. It’s thin case with a metal clasp. One half of the case holds a colour tinted glass plate negative and the other holds a mirror. When light is shone on the glass plate negative it reflects the image into the mirror, recreating the image but with a sense of depth. (Images attached of the item open.)

It’d be great to put a name to this artifact so we can search for other examples of it and put it into wider context. We’ve never seen anything like it before.

Cheers,

 

Eric Holdijk

Assitant Curator

 

Bulkley Valley Museum 

P.O. Box 2615, 

1425 Main Street, 

Smithers, BC

V0J 2N0

 

Phone: 250-847-5322

email: info at bvmuseum.com 

 



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