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I bought this daguerreotype ring a couple of months ago. The ring is engraved "E. M. F. to L. P. Flint." I assume "E. M. F." was E. M. Flint, a man, who gave the ring to his wife L. P. Flint. The inscription is engraved inside the daguerreotype ring. The ring was probably made 1850-1855. The ring has a daguerreotype portrait of a man who looks to be about 25-30 years old (image is tiny and not in great condition, so his age is just a guess). He would have been born circa 1820-1830 (plus or minus 10 years). Any idea who these people are? I've googled possible names for the initials using the most common given names of the 1850's. I used this web site for a list of possible given names: http://www.galbithink.org/names/us200.htm. I also posted the info on the Ancestry Flint surname board. So far no luck in figuring out who these people are. Any ideas about how to sleuth out these initials would be much appreciated! Thanks. Dick Wood, Juneau, Alaska

 

Interesting!

Did you find this in Alaska, or did you buy it online, or... ? Maybe that information would help, if you know anything about the provenance. I will be traveling a lot today so may not have much time to work on this, but maybe somebody else will.

 

Hola, and welcome. That's just beautiful. Good luck with whatever you decide to do with it.

 

If you find any good Info, your in like Flint.

 

Possibly ?
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQWR-R41

 

According to the 1855 Massachusetts census 42 yr old E.M. Flint was living in Charlestown with his wife Louisa P. Flint with their children.

 

IF it is the same man, his name was Ezra and he dealt in china and glassware from Charlestown/Boston.

 

You may want to try here for more info.

http://www.genealogybank.com/explor...oc=CPCADWidget&utm_medium=CPCADWidget&x=0&y=0

 

Good job, Calico!

 

Thanks, can't take much credit though, it was on the 1st Google page that came up in my search. Dates seem to fit and it intrigues me as this is my area of the USA.

 

Wow! This is beautiful! I absolutely love this! I've never seen one like this before!

 

Wow. You are good! I just checked back for the first time since I posted this. THANKS!!! (Cited from: https://www.antiquers.com/threads/a-tiny-daguerreotype-ring-with-a-big-mystery.7264/)

 

you should come here more often.....