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Seaside Tintypes:

Posted by Gavin Maitland on February 7, 2012 at 23:13

Hi all. I am currently researching the supposed prevalence of Tintypists operating in Seaside towns in the UK and on beaches. My initial focus was on Scottish Seaside towns owing to the hunch that the Tintype was more popular there than it was in England. I was wondering if anyone out there knew anything about this or (now i'm really stretching) where I might be able to find any primary material or even writing on the subject?

Thanks,

Gavin.

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  • Gavin Maitland April 10, 2013 15:46

    Thanks Jayne - nice website and interesting image. I've been seeing a lot of these lately.

  • Jayne Shrimpton April 9, 2013 9:08

    Hello Gavin

    I date family photographs professionally and see many privately-owned tintypes every year, dating from between the 1880s and 1940s, the main period of their production in Britain.

    There is a section about tintypes and an example of a 1880s seaside tintype in my book, How to Get the Most from Family Pictures (Society of Genealogists, 2011). Also I discuss an interesting 1930s tintype presented on a slightly earlier card mount on my Tumblr blog: http://jayneshrimpton.tumblr.com/post/44051160133 (photo now in my own collection).

    Please see my website for contact details if you would like to get in touch:

    www.jayneshrimpton.co.uk 

  • Gavin Maitland March 24, 2013 14:30

    Lovely images Tony. Your blog and professionalism put mine to shame.

  • Tony Richards March 23, 2013 19:23

    Hi Gavin,

    I've added a couple more ambrotypes and tintypes to my collection. Images are posted on my blog.

    http://fourtoes.co.uk/iblog/?p=6688

    Cheers,

    Tony

  • Gavin Maitland March 19, 2013 22:10

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    Found this fellow on National Media Museum's Flickr stream: 

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalmediamuseum/8386798366/in/phot...

  • John Toohey March 15, 2013 16:58

    Thanks for that Paul. It sounds like it's exactly what I'm after so I'll keep an eye out/

    John

    Paul Godfrey said:

    Lynette,

    There is an old book published in the 1950s called "The Magic Box" by Ernest Pendrigh. This is an autobiography of an Australian who seeks his fortune in the UK as a ferrotype street photographer. Nothing technical in this but it is an account of someone making a living from street photography using ferrotype cards and an Aptus Camera.
    Best wishes
    Paul.
  • Gavin Maitland March 12, 2013 13:30

    Thanks for the article John.

    For anyone interested here is a link to a little blog post I did last night on Seaside Tintypes, using some of Mr. Paul Godfrey's lovely tintypes. Thanks Paul!

    http://photohistoryrulesok.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/seaside-tintypes....

  • John Toohey March 12, 2013 0:16

    Here incidentally is a New York Times article from the 1880s about seaside tintypes.

    beauty in atlantic city.pdf

  • John Toohey March 12, 2013 0:13

    Hi Paul

    What's this book like? I've seen a few copies going for $35. There aren't that many books or even accounts by itinerant photographers but at that price I don't want to snatch it up straight away.

    John 

  • Gavin Maitland March 11, 2013 21:32

    Nice to hear from you Lynette! I shall zip you an email.

    best,

    Gavin.

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