In some of the tourist spots in Italy, they would have these statues made from the "dust" from marble works. They were molded, trimmed and then...
Here's a thought. The image on the right seems to be an earlier style of image, pre-Civil War, being just the "floating head". This image may...
These are generally new. There's a fella that carries them at the wholesale jewelry show. They're painted on old book pages. Some are quite lovely.
There's the Port au Vanes market. It's Saturday and Sunday, but Saturday morning is the best! Here's a link. It's the last one on the list....
Could be a Krampus... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus
And if it's an ambrotype, the image is/may be reversed... There's also a Dover book, "Dictionary of American Portraits"......
My sister has purchased a hardness tester, on eBay I think. It's a pocket sized battery operated device that checks the hardness and you can...
"I'll be back..."
The reverse painted glass is probably old, but the surface of the frame looks like "Michael's", a craft store here in the US. Can't say I've ever...
Oh yeah... Forgot to mention the exposure time about smiling. Took a daguerreotype class once with Mike Robinson in Toronto. My image was done...
Always good to find fellow photo pickers! Photos are never boring!
When Daguerre announced his process, he gave it to certain countries, but not the British, perpetuating the historical animosity. (Talbot came up...
Sweet!! Fantastic find! I LOVE that "nerd" stuff as I worked in engineering for over 30 years. I can still send images of mystery items to the...
Hello folks...! I'm in love with vintage photography of all types. Our 1917 house could collapse except we keep the heavy stuff in the basement...
Ha!! LOVE the "rescue mission", that's what we're doing is "saving" antiques from the dump!
Hello folks...! I'm a "newbie" here and have been learning a lot. I'm addicted to photographic images. (My spouse would call it hoarding.)...
Hey folks...! I'm a "newbie" here, but I'm addicted to images. (Could be called hoarding?) This is probably British or European because of the...
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