dry plate

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noun

a glass photographic plate coated with a sensitive emulsion of silver bromide and silver iodide in gelatin.

Metallurgy. tin plate having patches of dull finish.

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Origin of dry plate

First recorded in 1855–60

I have known a man find that determining factor in a dry-plate factory, and another in writing a history of the Manor.
Tono Bungay|H. G. Wells
The exposure is much longer than in ordinary dry plate work, generally lasting in the neighborhood of five minutes.
The Building of a Book|Various
Because of the sun and the dry plate, illustrators had to find inks and methods which would aid the engraver as much as possible.
The Building of a Book|Various
The recent advances in dry-plate photography have vastly increased our powers of dealing with this subject.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887|Various

An occasional lone poplar tree developed in the mist as an object on a dry plate develops.
The Killer|Stewart Edward White