celluloid roll film (jan 1, 1835 – jan 1, 1887)
Description:
Metal and glass plates were fragile, cumbersome and hard to work with, and costly for the average person. A more accessible method was looked for by photographers.A combination of two technologies, silver halides and celluloid based emulsions continued getting better. In 1835, Henry Fox Talbot invented a viable method of spreading a gelatine emulsion on paper.
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Date:
jan 1, 1835
jan 1, 1887
~ 52 years