Tin type case maker? Need help with ID

Saw this beautiful tintype of a lady outdoors on a bench for $30. I may get it but before I wanted to try and figure out who made the case. I see a name of either E. GODDING OR E. CODDING? My preliminary searching came up with nothing... any ideas

 

Yes, please be kind enough to post a photograph of the entire item, not just a close-up of the signature. That will help us help you.

Debora

 

Edgar Codding possibly.

 

Had to size it down to fit the file limit Edgar Codding seems like a strong possibilty!! Not a huge fan of the corrosion towards the bottom. I wonder if that metal will break when I lift it out to dust it off?

 

Thank you.

Debora

 

Could this be he? Your image is quite a bit outside this date range. But certainly he would have been in trade for longer than a 3-year period.

Debora

Codding, E. (Edgar)

Listed as an ambrotypist. In 1858-1859 he was listed on Main Street, Galesburg, Ill. Identification stamped on the brass mat of an image. Probably the same as "Edgar Codding", noted as an ambrotypist on Morgan Street, Boonville, Mo., 1860. May have operated earlier, as a daguerreotype exists stamped "E. Codding" on brass mat.

http://craigcamera.com/dag/

Debora

 

He would have been in Knoxville, IL when your portrait was taken. And think it's a studio photograph.

https://books.google.com/books?id=UNipzykMBEIC&pg=PA167&lpg=PA167&dq=edgar+codding+photographer+knoxville+illinois&source=bl&ots=UXQMy5oCpL&sig=ACfU3U21WmtGmrb7IebV_lAeFXhITxPwUw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiO0bn3iKDnAhXBGTQIHfK7AUMQ6AEwAXoECAsQAQ#v=onepage&q=edgar codding photographer knoxville illinois&f=false

She's lovely, by way. Appears to be African-American. Someone locally may know who she is.

Debora

 

So far looks like F CODDING, inverted, BUT could be an E.......I'll go back and double check..........

 

Used enhancement & enlarging Program......Looks more like an E now....


BTW, can you tell if there is any writing below the stamped signature....down in the green.....it kind of looks like it, but may just be the decoration....

 

Interesting. The style of the brass mat looks like the first half of the 1860s. But the costume she is wearing looks more like late 19th century - with the shirtwaist blouse and simple skirt (think Gibson Girl). I wonder if it is a confection of some sort?
This site has good information on dating historic photographs, including this "case study" of a tintype in a similarly ornate case:
http://www.phototree.com/case_071513.htm

 

I do believe that this probably is an earlier case with a later image...

 

Me, too. Was just going to say that. Many cases are holding images that were replaced. It can't be assumed they are from the same period of time.