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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 123135, member: 33"]Interesting -- I had not seen this case before. I agree that it might be some kind of ceramic.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just to let you know, there is a chance that the case is newer than the daguerreotype, because sometimes people later changed things if original cases were damaged. But they also might be contemporary with each other.</p><p><br /></p><p>What do you mean by "O.D."? Also, are the dimensions for the case or for the dag? Can you show the inside of the case, including what the dag looks like? You also wrote that "the relative inside is about 1842" and that that might help to date the dag -- is 1842 when the person was born?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 123135, member: 33"]Interesting -- I had not seen this case before. I agree that it might be some kind of ceramic. Just to let you know, there is a chance that the case is newer than the daguerreotype, because sometimes people later changed things if original cases were damaged. But they also might be contemporary with each other. What do you mean by "O.D."? Also, are the dimensions for the case or for the dag? Can you show the inside of the case, including what the dag looks like? You also wrote that "the relative inside is about 1842" and that that might help to date the dag -- is 1842 when the person was born? Thanks![/QUOTE]
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