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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vintage Maven, post: 870345, member: 11768&quot;]Hi Charlie,</p><p><br /></p><p>Well what I usually look at when determining a true vintage photo.</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Look for a photographer stamp or studio stamp on reverse</p><p><br /></p><p>2. The type of photo paper, different eras have different types of course. In this case during say the 1950&#039;s a gloss double weight paper was common. Similar to papers today, but discernable from the modern paper through age, creasing if any.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Sometimes in vintage a time age &quot;silvering&quot; may occur. Although more common in photos pre-1950, silvering is when the dark areas of the photo appear to turn silverish because of the silver gelatin used in photo paper, you can see this when holding photo 180 degrees in light. remember this occurs if it is an aging photo. During the1950&#039;s and beyond you may see less of this bscause a coating was added to circumvent this.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. The owner can positively confirm it&#039;s vintage through documentation, although i don&#039;t usually trust this entirely.</p><p><br /></p><p>Those are just a few points, if I can think of more I will absolutely inform you, or if others in the forum have info.</p><p><br /></p><p>If those dont have some of that criteria, they could posdibly be photos produced of those eras, or later reproductions. I am out at the moment, but will certainly take a closer look at your photos when I get in. I hope I am of some help?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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