Thank you, and that is a beautiful photo you posted!
Thank you, I posted an image to a Victorian photo forum, perhaps someone can help identify by the coat. The photo is very focused, but does have...
Thanks, when I first saw the photo, I thought it said "roof" :)
Thanks for all the replies! I just held the ambrotype up to a light source, and the glass looked red. Would that date the ambro further, if it...
Found this photo amongst some Tintypes and CDV's I recently purchased in a lot. The photo is on glass, but I can't tell if it's a Dag or...
Hello, JFYI, we went back to the dealer today to look at the thangka again, but unfortunately they said they've already found a buyer. Pretty...
OK, thank you. I hope to be able to see the item again in a couple days.
Thank you for the reply. Correct, it is not mine. I should be able to provide more details in a few days. Any idea how I might determine the age?...
Hello, are there any scroll art experts here? We recently had the opportunity to view and photograph this item and it has us puzzled as to...
That is very cool, plus looks like a great price! I'm trying to narrow my focus and have been researching Gen. William T. Sherman as a possible...
Thanks for the suggestion. I remember once when I was researching a 18th century American politician I came across The Gentleman's Magazine as a...
Thank you, I forgot about the resources pinned to the top of this forum! And thanks for the tip on advanced searches on sellers websites, I used...
Jon L, thanks for the tip. Are there any websites/resources that are dedicated to campaign and other antiques books like that? Your suggestion...
Jon L, thanks for the reply and link, I will try that link this weekend! Glad to hear I'm not the only person interested in antique non-fiction...
:happy: Thanks for the "topics of interest" suggestion, I'll give that a try!
Hello, thank you for the replies. I'm just interested in antique books right now, particularly 19th century American, but not for selling, or for...
I just started getting interested in 19th century books and was wondering if there are any websites or forums specific to the Victorian era? Also,...
Thank you for the replies! These are not my family photos, but other families albums/photos that I purchased mostly off eBay. I started off just...
So over the past year I've purchased some antique family albums with CDV's, tintypes and cabinets (red felt like, leather like and celluloid,...
Thank you! Interesting, that link quotes "You can use a clean soft brush to remove dust from the tin type.", while another website said not even a...
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