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"It's always possible, of course, Rob, but it's the mercurial glow of the daguerreotype plate itself that suggests the 1840s (late, perhaps) to me, together with the rather dated style of posing - one elbow on a table loaded with books.
Regarding…"
Regarding…"
"Thanks, Rob. 'A splendid portrait' seems appropriate in the instances of both the daguerreotype and the ambrotype. "
"Thanks, Sandie. I'm hoping to come up with a date before the search ends..."
"Dear Rob, many thanks for your invaluable input summarising the activities of Edward Wade in Preston. Two elements seem particularly important here. If Wade didn't learn the daguerreotype trade from the Easthams, did he learn it in Liverpool, as…"
"Many thanks for the information, Robin. £80 in 1886 would be the equivalent of £1300 today, however, so not rich, but not destitute, either. "
"Thank you, Ron. It looks like a ninth-plate ambrotype. Can you confrim? A fine quarter-plate ambrotype by Wade (ex-Hannavy coll) has also been traced, which gives him quite a photo-genealogy - from daguerreotypist to ambrotypist to cdv photographer. "
"Many thanks again, Michael. I had seen this plate before. Fishergate seems to have been the 'scientific' street in Preston, where photographers, instrument makers, and chemists had their businesses. "
Edward Wade (1829-1869, but dates uncertain) of Preston was listed by Gillian Jones in “Lancashire Professional Photographers 1840-1940” (pub. 2004). In 1860, Wade announced that he had moved to “more commodious premises” at number 36 Fishergate,…
Well, it has finally arrived, the book that carte de visite collectors have been expecting all their lives.
CARTOMANIA by Paul Frecker (September Publishing, 2024) is a thumping good read – 474 pages and over 500 wonderful illustrations. Frecker…
CARTOMANIA by Paul Frecker (September Publishing, 2024) is a thumping good read – 474 pages and over 500 wonderful illustrations. Frecker…
If you are a cartomaniac like me, you will definitely be interested in a new book on the subject by renowned collector, Paul Frecker, which is scheduled for release next week, and can be pre-ordered now.
Paul is also giving an online talk about the…
Paul is also giving an online talk about the…
"Very fine, Edward. It looks European, probably French, though I have never seen another one, "
"Excellent! I have Audrey Linkman's pioneering book on the subject, but this source provides a database for what is known, which could probably be expanded by names, places and dates which people may find on ambrotypes, tintypes and cdvs in their own…"
"Is this an online talk? It isn't made clear... and I would love to listen in! Mike (Italy)"
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Yes dear Michael, I was thinking to Pietro Becchetti...
Have you got a name for Bioni? There are few places, here in Milan, where I can try to have a look!
Hi Michael! I’m sorry but unfortunatlly I really havent the faintest idea. If you tell me that the photographer is British I can’t even suggest you anything. If he is Italian there was in Rome a very nice old, not too in shape, I wonder if he’s still alive, man who wrote several books e n Italian photographers mid XIX century. If you are interested I can try to find his name...