Featured Tintype - Navy Man? Crew team? Straw hat with a ribbon

Discussion in 'Ephemera and Photographs' started by Bookahtoo, Jun 6, 2025.

  1. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    This tintype came with a bunch of other photos.
    Does anyone recognize the uniform?
    I don't think the hat is tarred.
    I'm wondering if the cord has a whistle on it.


    tar.jpg

    tarhead.jpg

    tarcord.jpg
     
    Bookahtoo, Jun 6, 2025
    #1 + Quote Reply
    Roaring20s, komokwa, Figtree3 and 1 other person like this.
  2. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    Bookahtoo, Jun 6, 2025
    #2 + Quote Reply
    Roaring20s, sabre123 and Figtree3 like this.
  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Regular summer suit imo. Maybe from the tropics or subtropics.
    A watch, slipped into a small pocket in his vest? The cord looks like braided hair.
     
    Last edited: Jun 6, 2025
    Any Jewelry, Jun 6, 2025
    #3 + Quote Reply
    Roaring20s, evelyb30, mirana and 2 others like this.
  4. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    Ah - braided hair! Thank you AJ.

    I am tending towards just a stylish summer outfit. Thanks.
     
    Bookahtoo, Jun 6, 2025
    #4 + Quote Reply
    Any Jewelry and Figtree3 like this.
  5. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    Figtree3, Jun 6, 2025
    #5 + Quote Reply
    Bookahtoo likes this.
  6. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Screenshot 2025-06-06 at 6.48.59 AM.jpeg
     
    Debora, Jun 6, 2025
    #6 + Quote Reply
    Bookahtoo and pearlsnblume like this.
  7. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    What is he holding? It appears to be a handkerchief.

    Debora
     
    Debora, Jun 6, 2025
    #7 + Quote Reply
    Figtree3, Bookahtoo and pearlsnblume like this.
  8. pearlsnblume

    pearlsnblume Well-Known Member

    Neat find.
     
    pearlsnblume, Jun 6, 2025
    #8 + Quote Reply
    Bookahtoo likes this.
  9. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    Thanks fig and pearls!

    Thank you for getting that mage for me Debora. I'm not sure what he's holding. I just took a crummy picture with my phone. I think I have to drag my scanner out because I think he may have lace at his throat.
     
    Bookahtoo, Jun 6, 2025
    #9 + Quote Reply
    pearlsnblume and Figtree3 like this.
  10. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    He's wearing a sack coat, not a frock coat, so likely not before 1860. Here's something similar.

    Debora

    Screenshot 2025-06-06 at 12.30.29 PM.jpeg
     
    Debora, Jun 6, 2025
    #10 + Quote Reply
    Figtree3, Any Jewelry, Roaring20s and 3 others like this.
  11. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    I think it's lace and he's holding a nice hankie. Quite the dapper gentleman
     
    Bev aka thelmasstuff, Jun 11, 2025
    #11 + Quote Reply
    Figtree3 likes this.
  12. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    Yes - I think so now too Bev.
    I did scan the tintype, but the image wasn't improved.
     
    Bookahtoo, Jun 11, 2025
    #12 + Quote Reply
    Figtree3 likes this.
  13. Northern Lights Lodge

    Northern Lights Lodge Well-Known Member

    I agree with Bookahtoo! Def a braided hair fob...
    Leslie
     
    Northern Lights Lodge, Jun 18, 2025
    #13 + Quote Reply
    Any Jewelry likes this.
Draft saved Draft deleted
Similar Threads: Tintype Navy
Forum Title Date
Ephemera and Photographs Tintype Information - Mat Motifs? Jun 24, 2025
Ephemera and Photographs Shirtless Wild Bill Hickok tintype c.1870's.. input? May 11, 2023
Ephemera and Photographs Family Album of mostly tintypes - questions Nov 3, 2021
Ephemera and Photographs Identifying tintype age? Jun 15, 2021
Ephemera and Photographs Coloration in Tintypes? Feb 19, 2020

Share This Page