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<p>[QUOTE="Pat P, post: 409315, member: 201"]It looks like it's in good shape, and would probably appeal to a calendar collector. One advantage of calendars is they usually include the date!</p><p><br /></p><p>The images are probably chromolithographs ("chromos"), which were popular at that time. Chromolithography was the first process that allowed inexpensive mass-production of images in color and it took off like wild fire in the 1880s.</p><p><br /></p><p>If they are chromos, under a loupe you'll see dots that are irregular sizes and shapes. If by any chances any of the images are signed by the artist, the value of the calendar might increase, depending upon the artist.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pat P, post: 409315, member: 201"]It looks like it's in good shape, and would probably appeal to a calendar collector. One advantage of calendars is they usually include the date! The images are probably chromolithographs ("chromos"), which were popular at that time. Chromolithography was the first process that allowed inexpensive mass-production of images in color and it took off like wild fire in the 1880s. If they are chromos, under a loupe you'll see dots that are irregular sizes and shapes. If by any chances any of the images are signed by the artist, the value of the calendar might increase, depending upon the artist.[/QUOTE]
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