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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Figtree3, post: 4121844, member: 33&quot;]The baby photo is a carte de visite, BTW, not a tintype. CDVs normally were not put into that type of case but sometimes people cut them down and did it. Or if the case was large enough they wouldn&#039;t have to cut the card mount. Have you ever taken the picture out, [USER=19343]@Pattywithay[/USER] ? Occasionally an older image will be behind a newer one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Because of the oval around the image of the baby, I would date the CDV to the 1870s.</p><p><br /></p><p>And I love the case cover! Very nice. It dates from about 10 years earlier than the baby photo, I think.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, the case could be damaged if the parts are not taken apart carefully. And the metal mat and preserver could be dented. So I&#039;m not advocating taking it apart. Just asking.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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