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GALTON - Galton Papers
2 - Scientific Papers
9 - Fingerprints and Personal Identification
6 - Fingerprints
15 - Set of 6000 Fingerprints
StorageSite
UCL Special Collections
Level
Item
Reference Number
GALTON/2/9/6/15/2
Title
Stencil for Testing Fingerprint Cards
Date
1890s
Description
Card stencil labelled "Card for Testing fingerprint Cards". Has notches cut away from the top edge for marking fingerprint cards, see GALTON/2/9/6/15/1. The position of the notches was a filing system to indicate catalogue number, existence of duplicates, etc. In three pieces.
Extent
1 item
CustodialHistory
Previously housed at the Galton Museum Collection, part of UCL Museums and Collections.
AccessStatus
Open
AccessConditions
The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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