Young hatted man. 1/6th plate tintype. Private Collection.
A couple of weeks ago I stumbled upon a lot of 12 1/6th plate tintypes I acquired for $20 shipping included. This made my day! This cute teen posing for his portrait was part of the lot. He’s not wearing a collar or coat, his shirt sleeves rolled up. He looks unfazed, a bit bored or maybe just a bit uncomfortable in front of the camera. There’s no visible backdrop either.
Bowlers And High Collars 
September 28th, 2015 at 5:52 pm
The scan came out brilliantly! I have trouble scanning my tin types.
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September 28th, 2015 at 6:02 pm
I play around with the contrast and clean them up some, but they usually come out ok. I haven’t seen tintypes from you!
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September 28th, 2015 at 6:26 pm
I have one or two on mugshotsandmiscellaneous.wordpress.com
Have you visited that blog? BTW thanks for the info about the like button. I wouldn’t have known how to fix it without you!
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September 28th, 2015 at 6:34 pm
You know what, you mentioned something about it before but I don’t know if I ever saw it! Will follow it for sure!
And yes, all my troubles came from posting using the app. Somehow it unchecked likes.
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September 28th, 2015 at 11:13 pm
I only did the draft in the app and posted from desk top, still had same trouble.mi have let WP know.😇
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September 29th, 2015 at 4:59 pm
This is such a neat, homey-feeling image. I have to tell you, I’ve spent the last several days absorbing your beautiful collection of old photos and tintypes. I have enjoyed this site so much, and look forward to seeing many more amazing posts from you! I am into writing historical fiction, and I am always on the lookout for old images of people who look like my book characters. I have to say, I found some “familiar faces” in your collection, if that makes sense. :) Thanks for sharing your amazing collection! What a treat to see them!
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September 29th, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Thank you so much for the nice feedback, Jenna! Glad you enjoyed going through the pictures and you saw those ‘familiar faces’ from your writings! ;)
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