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LFLarry
11-Oct-2018, 13:18
I found a box of 5x7 Rogers Dry Plates at a yard sale that were unopened. I couldn't resist getting them.
Any idea of how old they might be based on the dry plate market?
I am guessing that dry plates were still being sold into the 20's and 30's, but that is a guess.
Any thoughts are appreciated.
Tin Can
11-Oct-2018, 14:52
Hard to say. Post a pic of the box which may by style help dating.
I shot a could 5x7 plates about 100 years old.
I posted scan of it last year. You can see it if you click on my profile.
LFLarry
11-Oct-2018, 15:47
Hi Randy, thank you.
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Hard to say. Post a pic of the box which may by style help dating.
I shot a could 5x7 plates about 100 years old.
I posted scan of it last year. You can see it if you click on my profile.
Roger Thoms
11-Oct-2018, 17:00
I'm pretty sure those belong to me. ;)
Roger
Tin Can
11-Oct-2018, 17:34
OP, I would think those are from the 1920's, pre depression.
Here's a thread about new and old dry plates and how to shoot and process both.
http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?143433-Fresh-dry-plates-in-a-variety-of-sizes&p=1422223&viewfull=1#post1422223
I too am thinking 1920s because of the colors and the graphics.
Kent in SD
LFLarry
11-Oct-2018, 17:58
:)
I'm pretty sure those belong to me. ;)
Roger
LFLarry
11-Oct-2018, 18:05
Thanks Randy! I appreciate the info.
OP, I would think those are from the 1920's, pre depression.
Here's a thread about new and old dry plates and how to shoot and process both.
http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?143433-Fresh-dry-plates-in-a-variety-of-sizes&p=1422223&viewfull=1#post1422223
Mark Sampson
11-Oct-2018, 18:08
Photographers for the AP and Black Star were using 4x5 glass plates for newspaper work in the late 1920's. I have a few that were given to me some years ago; I was very surprised to find that news guys weren't using sheet film by then. Best of luck with your find!
LFLarry
11-Oct-2018, 18:34
Hi Mark, I have two unopened boxes and 1 opened box. This is going to be a lot of fun...
Photographers for the AP and Black Star were using 4x5 glass plates for newspaper work in the late 1920's. I have a few that were given to me some years ago; I was very surprised to find that news guys weren't using sheet film by then. Best of luck with your find!
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