Whilst out and about I came across some glass plates, all the same size and age (between 1932-34) they pre date ASA ratings so show the H&D (Hurter and Driffield) speed 1500 being roughly about 16 ASA.
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Similarly the Illingworth plates have formula's. Thomas Illingworth & Co were a British plate manufacturer, Thomas was from Halifax and had a photography business at 41 Crown Street in that town.
Later he moved to London and there he started his plate making business which he ran until his retirement in 1922. His eldest son Thomas Midgely Illingworth took over the business when his father resigned as Managing Director. (He died the following year.) Thomas Midgely Illingworth pursued a policy of co-operation with the larger firm of Ilford and became a Director of Ilford when the two companies amalgamated.
By the early 1930's they had been absorbed by the Ilford company, which is about the same time these plates were made.
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| Villages in Suffolk |
The negatives are all of towns and villages in Suffolk, UK and mostly churches and large buildings very few of the subjects have changed much in the 80 years and disappointingly there are not many images that have people or cars.
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| The condition of the plates is quite good |
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| They have a feel of the era |
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3 comments:
It can be worthwhile to scan these old plates in maximum resolution. There is usually a surprising amount of detail in them. Have a peek at http://jabcam.wordpress.com/2012/06/09/gallery-glass-plates-from-1920s/ if you are interested.
Hi Yes I plan to scan some of the best ones, possibly I may take a trip to some of the places and re-shoot them.
Ah, I'm glad to see you also enjoy looking at old plates too. I've picked up several packets of glass plate negatives from my local flea market - it's always fun trying to work out where they are photographs of! As jabcam says, there is a heck of a lot of detail in those old plates. fmail me if you're interested and I'll send you a link to some of my scans.
my flickr ID is:
mattmoy_2000
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