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Posted By: Jay MIller

Pete and David--I think we are getting away from the issue at hand. First, David we are not talking about tin types. We are talking about the images that are in American Memorabilias auction, the ones Kevin Struss showed you. There may be a problem with the writing on some tin types but there is no problem with the writing in the images that American Memorabilia has. Pete, you are correct. The player's name, team and position, and the Goodwin copyright were written on to the glass plate negative and when the photo was made from the negative they showed up on the picture. There is nothing wrong with the writing on the American Memorabilia pieces. These pieces were made from authentic period glass plate negatives. Again, the only question is when they were made. David says after the 1880s and I agree with him.

Bob--I talked to Rob again last night and he said that the FBI photo expert that he used DID NOT examine these multiple player images. He examined some images that came from the same source that were of a different size and not mounted on cardboard. In other words, he did not authenticate what David saw or what American Memorabilia is auctioning off. Thus, it is possible that what Rob had was period and what David saw was not period and there is no conflict amongst authenticators. Pete, there is no mystery authenticator. Bob just didn't want to say who he had spoken to but I do know who it is which is where I am getting the above info. I hope this clears things up a little.