tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post4058647811225234918..comments2023-05-19T09:26:08.182-05:00Comments on Lost Gallery: Out of the Darkness - Rescuing Old Tintypes - Page Threeanyjazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-9179435713030840432014-04-24T15:44:41.896-05:002014-04-24T15:44:41.896-05:00Thanks Mike Brubaker. The clarity is yes, astoun...Thanks Mike Brubaker. The clarity is yes, astounding sometimes. That might be due in part, by the elimination of one of the steps in the photo-process: No negative, just an image direct from the camera. But they did have some fantastic lenses too. <br /><br />Yes, the unmounted tintypes rarely have any accompanying information because of the black surface. Your find with the orange 2 cent stamp is a welcome exception.<br /><br />These with the paper holders were a lucky find. They were mixed in with some CDVs and priced very reasonably. Sometimes the seller realizes their value and sometimes not. I once examined a small stack of tintypes that the seller had scratched his prices into the emulsion on the FRONT of the plate. anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-8411016785961218592014-04-24T10:59:36.324-05:002014-04-24T10:59:36.324-05:00Nicely done, and great photos to have remained att...Nicely done, and great photos to have remained attached to their paper folders. I find that the image clarity of this early photo process, even with the dark black tone, is often better than the salt prints that came later. However it's frustrating that there is rarely any way discover the history about a individual tintype, since they get separated from the paper folder and there are no clues written on the metal. Recently I bought a tintype that is in a folder and though there is no annotation, it does have an orange 2 cent tax stamp which dates it to the Civil War years. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.com