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Posted By: Paul

Barry Sloate has an 1890s studio cabinet in his current auction. It looks similar to an Old Judge cabinet, but with the photographer's name at the bottom instead of an Old Judge ad.

What exactly is a studio cabinet? Is this a photograph that the player would have purchased for himself or his family? Is it something the team would have purchased to sell to fans? To give away to the players? To display in the team's executive offices?

Was more than one copy of each studio cabinet usually made by the photographer?

I hope someone out there knows something about these things. Hankron?

Thanks.

Paul