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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 9479718, member: 8267&quot;]Judging from your photos, it does not appear to be very reflective. Daguerreotypes are on a silver surface, and look almost mirror like. They can be difficult to photograph. It also does not have the crisp detail characteristic of daguerreotypes. So I suspect it is an ambrotype. Here is a diagram of the structure of early cased photos - daguerreotypes and ambrotypes:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.nedcc.org/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/DM_Explode_Composite2.97c7bc02b20567eb970b46a5e66fae9a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.nedcc.org/about/nedcc-stories/dolley-madison-daguerreotype" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nedcc.org/about/nedcc-stories/dolley-madison-daguerreotype" rel="nofollow">https://www.nedcc.org/about/nedcc-stories/dolley-madison-daguerreotype</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If you have a very thin tool or spatula, you should be able to insert it between the outer case and the edge of the first metal frame - the &quot;preserver&quot; - and pop the whole sandwich out of the case. Then you can look at the back, which may help confirm the type of photo. A daguerreotype will be on a copper plate (only the front was coated with light sensitive silver). An ambrotype will be on glass.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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