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Originally Posted by Forever Young

I have been underbidder on several original negatives in the past. I figured I would pick one up from the Burke/Brace liquidation. Below is my first; original Ruth BURKE/BRACE Portrait negative.
Anyone else collect these? I would love to add an original glass negative but they can get up there in price.

It seems like there are a lot of dupe acetate negatives out there. Anyone consider themselves an expert on original negatives here?

Ben,

Nice item!!! Although I am confident with the analysis of various types of prints, I am largely in the dark with regard to negatives. Perhaps you can help.

For example. I am not sure what criteria are used to define a dupe acetate negative. Are these copy negatives of original negatives? How are they made and are the prints made from a dupe negative less sharp than those made from the original negative? If so, would not a print from any negative in question be one way to determine if the negative is an original or a copy?

Thanks.

Craig