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Originally Posted by Joe_G.
Mark, so nice to see you post. Your GQ advertisement from the 1887 City Argus is among my favorite advertising pieces. Let me know if you ever locate a second one.
Manny, I'm following your responses with interest.
Do you know how much it costs to analyze a card and is it destructive in any way? Jay, myself, and others have noted a decline in quality for the 1890 OJs vs earlier years. It would be interesting to have a couple cards from each year tested. The earlier cards, especially the 1887 Brooklyn players, have held up well over the years. In 1889, many of the cards have varying levels of pink tinting. It would be interesting to verify salt vs albumen print. It would surprise a lot of people if some of our 19th century photographic cards were found to be salt prints.
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It's always possible they changed production at some point. Perhaps they started as albumen prints and then changed to a cheaper method. The difference in sepia tones, sharpness, and contrast between OJ's is too varied, and is indicative of a shift in printing method.