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<p>[QUOTE="Jerry Coker, post: 3680220, member: 18802"]New member here. I've been collecting 20th century photographs for many years and just started dipping my toes into 19th century photography. I recently purchased a few Tin Types, CDV's & Cabinets. The lot also contains what look like a few Daguerreotypes or Ambrotypes. I cannot definitively tell which. I've read about the various Daguerreotype sizes, reflective/mirror like quality, backings, etc., but I'm still not certain these are Daguerreotypes. The sizing matches, but neither seem to have a mirror like quality. Was wondering if someone could take a peek at the images below, and enlighten me on what type photographs these might be? As an aside, is it common for eBay sellers and the like to remove Daguerreotype photos and put in Tin Types? I noticed some the Daguerreotypes I've seen on eBay seem to have fuzzy language about the provenance of the cases, photos within, and sometimes type of photo (Daguerreotype vs Ambrotype vs Tin Type). Just want to try to educate myself in case I decide to purchase any more Daguerreotypes. Thanks in advance for any feedback/comments.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]310554[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]310555[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]310556[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]310558[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]310558[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jerry Coker, post: 3680220, member: 18802"]New member here. I've been collecting 20th century photographs for many years and just started dipping my toes into 19th century photography. I recently purchased a few Tin Types, CDV's & Cabinets. The lot also contains what look like a few Daguerreotypes or Ambrotypes. I cannot definitively tell which. I've read about the various Daguerreotype sizes, reflective/mirror like quality, backings, etc., but I'm still not certain these are Daguerreotypes. The sizing matches, but neither seem to have a mirror like quality. Was wondering if someone could take a peek at the images below, and enlighten me on what type photographs these might be? As an aside, is it common for eBay sellers and the like to remove Daguerreotype photos and put in Tin Types? I noticed some the Daguerreotypes I've seen on eBay seem to have fuzzy language about the provenance of the cases, photos within, and sometimes type of photo (Daguerreotype vs Ambrotype vs Tin Type). Just want to try to educate myself in case I decide to purchase any more Daguerreotypes. Thanks in advance for any feedback/comments. [ATTACH=full]310554[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]310555[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]310556[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]310558[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]310558[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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