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  1. Batman_2000 liked Bev aka thelmasstuff's post in the thread Portrait photo 3 Japanese soldiers or sailors - WWII.

    I posted this a long time ago to see if anyone had any thoughts about the actual date or the item itself. First, my bio father was in...

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  2. Batman_2000 liked Figtree3's post in the thread Antique painted photo - Mayall, London.

    Yes, it may be mounted to a board or card.

    Nov 2, 2024 at 1:42 AM

  3. Batman_2000 attached a file to the thread Antique painted photo - Mayall, London.

    Thank you so much @Figtree3 ! I’m learning a lot about early photographic processes, and the link(s) you’ve provided has been duly saved...

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  4. Batman_2000 liked Figtree3's post in the thread Antique painted photo - Mayall, London.

    And this Wikipedia article says that Mayall took out a patent on chromotypes (one of the names for this process) around 1852....

    Nov 1, 2024 at 12:20 PM

  5. Batman_2000 liked Figtree3's post in the thread Antique painted photo - Mayall, London.

    The published obituary or the handwritten note may be incorrect. This sort of error happens frequently. Thanks for tagging me about...

    Nov 1, 2024 at 12:20 PM

  6. Batman_2000 liked Jeff Drum's post in the thread Grand Tour Europe and Middle East ca. 1922.

    Going through misc stuff I’ve accumulated for unknown reasons, came across a photo album of an American touring Europe and the Middle...

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  7. Batman_2000 liked Debora's post in the thread Antique painted photo - Mayall, London.

    She would have been married from here. https://www.pembertonroses.org.uk/history-of-havering-atte-bower debora [ATTACH]

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  8. Batman_2000 replied to the thread Antique painted photo - Mayall, London.

    This makes her birthdate c1803, different to the label on the photo case.

    Oct 28, 2024 at 9:10 AM

  9. Batman_2000 liked Debora's post in the thread Antique painted photo - Mayall, London.

    Here's her obituary notice. Debora [ATTACH]

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  10. Batman_2000 replied to the thread Antique painted photo - Mayall, London.

    I spoke to the charity shop manager about the image. She told me she had taken it apart. And she couldn’t remember if there was anything...

    Oct 28, 2024 at 9:09 AM

  11. Batman_2000 replied to the thread Antique painted photo - Mayall, London.

    Thanks @Debora . Ancestry trees have Emma’s birthdate as 1803 or 1804, but it’s based on census data. I haven’t found a birth record yet.

    Oct 28, 2024 at 9:05 AM

  12. Batman_2000 liked Debora's post in the thread Antique painted photo - Mayall, London.

    Um... With a family seat at Ware. May well be. The type of family we're looking for. Debora

    Oct 28, 2024 at 9:03 AM

  13. Batman_2000 liked Debora's post in the thread Antique painted photo - Mayall, London.

    From the 'British Critic' 1827. Debora [ATTACH]

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  14. Batman_2000 replied to the thread Antique painted photo - Mayall, London.

    I think you are right! Still a lot to confirm, but there’s a marriage in 1827 between John Peacock Byde and Emma Robinson… thanks!

    Oct 28, 2024 at 4:38 AM

  15. Batman_2000 liked i need help's post in the thread Antique painted photo - Mayall, London.

    I think the middle surname could be Byde.

    Oct 28, 2024 at 4:36 AM
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