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Posted By: <b>Rich Jacobs&nbsp; </b><p>In the interest of sharing interesting items: 1888 cabinets of Bid McPhee and Long John Reilly.<BR><BR><BR>[img]<img src="http://www.huntauctions.com/imgaug03/499c.jpg">[/img]

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Posted By: <b>halleygator</b><p>I like your "strategy" of leaving the thread "untitled" so that MORE people will read it out of sheer curiosity... <img src="/images/wink.gif" height=14 width=14>

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Posted By: <b>Kevin Cummings</b><p>Rich:<BR><BR>The cabinet of Reilly is interesting, but the one of Bid McPhee is <b><u>stellar!</u></b> There are lots of folks who would give their eye teeth for that since his enshrinement.<BR><BR>Where did you get them?<BR><BR>Kevin

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Posted By: <b>Rich Jacobs</b><p>Kevin: The most recent Hunt auction.<BR><BR>I have to give thanks to Hal for teaching me how to insert the images into the message. Now, if I can only remember to give it a title next time . . . .

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Posted By: <b>Charley</b><p>Please excuse the ignorance, but is that a sheet of felt or similar material that covers this item? And, I've read the discussion on cabinet sizes etc., but what is a cabinet?

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Posted By: <b>Hankron</b><p>A cabinet card or cabinet photograph is a photograph on paper measuring about 4" X 4-1/2" pasted to a cardboard backing measuring about 4-1/2" X 6-1/2." They are called 'cabinet cards' because they were commonly displayed in the cabinet of a home, kind of like people today display fancy plates. Cabinets were popular from about 1850-1920. <BR>

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Posted By: <b>Kevin Cummings</b><p>Rich:<BR><BR>Nice grab on that pair for that price!<BR><BR>Kevin

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Posted By: <b>Rich Jacobs</b><p>The material attached at the top is a protective overlay, kind of like a thin gauze. It is original with the cards.

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Posted By: <b>Charley</b><p>Thanks to both of you for the info.