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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 123141, member: 33"]I also meant to say, this is called a Union case. That is the name for these types of cases. They were not actually made of gutta percha, but instead were thermoplastic.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also found a couple of recent online listings for similar cases:</p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/252231006555?" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/252231006555?" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/252231006555?</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.prices4antiques.com/Case-1-6-Plate-Union-Cameo-Center-Cover--Tintype-Portrait-of-Two-Men-E8880695.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.prices4antiques.com/Case-1-6-Plate-Union-Cameo-Center-Cover--Tintype-Portrait-of-Two-Men-E8880695.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.prices4antiques.com/Case-1-6-Plate-Union-Cameo-Center-Cover--Tintype-Portrait-of-Two-Men-E8880695.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I believe that this type of case was first manufactured in the 1850s, although I'm going only on memory so that may not be correct.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some info I just quickly found:</p><p><a href="http://oldphotographic.com/tips/gutta-percha-or-thermoplastic-union-cases" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://oldphotographic.com/tips/gutta-percha-or-thermoplastic-union-cases" rel="nofollow">http://oldphotographic.com/tips/gutta-percha-or-thermoplastic-union-cases</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Fig[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 123141, member: 33"]I also meant to say, this is called a Union case. That is the name for these types of cases. They were not actually made of gutta percha, but instead were thermoplastic. I also found a couple of recent online listings for similar cases: [URL]http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/252231006555?[/URL] [URL]http://www.prices4antiques.com/Case-1-6-Plate-Union-Cameo-Center-Cover--Tintype-Portrait-of-Two-Men-E8880695.html[/URL] I believe that this type of case was first manufactured in the 1850s, although I'm going only on memory so that may not be correct. Some info I just quickly found: [URL]http://oldphotographic.com/tips/gutta-percha-or-thermoplastic-union-cases[/URL] Fig[/QUOTE]
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