Developing Box for Daguerreotype process, 1839-1840

Made:
1839-1840 in Charing Cross
maker:
Watkins & Hill

Developing box for Daguerreotype process, with thermometer by Watkins & Hill, 5 Charing Cross, London, c. 1839-40.

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Object Number:
1937-352
Materials:
wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass and ivory
Measurements:
overall: 600 mm x 200 mm x 220 mm,
type:
daguerreotype developing box
credit:
Matilda Talbot