Photographic Dry Plates. Material: wood, metal, paper. (a) Box top. Size: 5 3/8" W. x 7 1/2" L. x 1 1/4" H. Description: brown cardboard - red paper edging around top - black printed information on top: "Photographic Dry Plates, Manufactured By Hammer Dry Plate Company, St. Louis, Mo., Keep in Dry Place, Open in Dark Room Only", graphic: factory and hammer logo imprinted: "Hammer Dryplate Co." - red label on one side: "Plates 1 Dozen". (b) Box bottom. Size: 5 1/8" W. x 7 1/4" L. x 1 1/8" H. Description: plain brown cardboard - black paper edging around bottom - contains black tissue paper and two black frames (c, d). (c,d) Contact frames. Size: 5" W. x 7" L. Description: black stained wooden frame - wire reinforced across each inside corner - butterfly metal hinge at top and bottom centers. (e) Receipt. Size: 3 1/4" W. x 5 1/4" L. Description: white receipt form - black imprint on front: "The Krause Studio 415 North Front Street Mankato, Minnesota" and blanks to fill in with order number, name, address, amount of order, etc. - handwritten on reverse: "Nelson, Rapidan, Print on singlt weigh [sic] paper" etc.
