Backing cards - how widely distributed?

[jo hague]

A basic question - I'm still learning about cdvs! I presume photographers would buy in a stock of cards for their prints. But would a Lancashire photographer conceivably buy cards from e.g. Bristol Portrait Company? I seem to have found exactly that situation in some family history and am trying to work out validity. Thanks in advance if you can shed any light! Joe

[Rob Whalley]

The 1887 Percy Lund catalogue can be found and downloaded here - https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=gri.ark:/13960/t7dr6qh0q&...

He also published "Photographer's World", a monthly trade journal, and he also wrote a handbook at the turn of the century "Photography for Novices" published by W. Butcher & Sons.

There is a good history of Percy Lund, the man and the firm, here https://sites.google.com/site/leedsandbradfordstudios/home/percy-lund

[jo hague]

 Ron, sorry I thought I'd replied but I cant see it - further details followed in subsequent posts above. Thanks!

Ron Cosens said:

Can you post an example showing front and back of the mount?

Ron Cosens

[PetworthPenthouse]

John Toohey said:

A lot of designs were shared by studios. I have seen this one also used by Thomas Donovan of Brighton and Boak and Sons of Malton and Driffield.  

[PetworthPenthouse]

This is a Marion & Co cdv back, and as you say they often used the same designs with just the photographer's name changed.