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scottvez's loves1518 of 2547Loetz Rainbow, ca. 1890 - a very colorful (and very early) decorMetal hat box salve dispensor?
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    Posted 11 years ago

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    Jonah812
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    Tintype of a man wearing suit. The tintype is on clear glass. Underneath the tintype drawn in the case is a picture of a man wearing a hat. Any ideas on who the drawing could be of?

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    1. pickrknows pickrknows, 11 years ago
      Napoleon?
    2. scottvez scottvez, 11 years ago
      If the image itself is on glass, then it is an ambrotype-- same era as cased tintypes.

      Interesting character drawn in the case!

      scott
    3. Jonah812, 11 years ago
      Yeah I thought maybe Napoleon or maybe a Civil War general or something. What year are ambrotypes from?
    4. scottvez scottvez, 11 years ago
      In the US they had a lifespan from about 1854 until the end of the Civil War (1865).

      I don't see Napoleon (beard would be wrong) or a Civil War general (no rank). The Chapeau does suggest military but was also worn by Fraternal groups. It could just as easily be a book/ play character.

      scott
    5. Jonah812, 11 years ago
      Ok thanks for the info

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