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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9479720, member: 8267"]There is also the possibility that it is an early tintype, in which case it would be on thin sheet metal (iron). Ambrotypes and tintypes are basically the same technology, using a collodion emulsion on a dark surface. Ambrotypes could be made on dark glass, or clear glass with a dark backing or lacquer. Tintypes were made on black lacquered ("japanned") sheet metal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9479720, member: 8267"]There is also the possibility that it is an early tintype, in which case it would be on thin sheet metal (iron). Ambrotypes and tintypes are basically the same technology, using a collodion emulsion on a dark surface. Ambrotypes could be made on dark glass, or clear glass with a dark backing or lacquer. Tintypes were made on black lacquered ("japanned") sheet metal.[/QUOTE]
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