Heritage Memorabilia

[scgaynor]

The Cobb photo is outstanding, but I am confused as to how it received a "Type 1" designation.

It is my understanding that a "Type 1" photo was made from the original negative, which is how I have used the term.

However that particular print was made from a copy neg, which you can tell because of the white marks in the corners. Those white circular marks are where the original photo was tacked down while a mounted camera was used to take a photo of it to produce an additional negative. Sometimes you will see about a 1/4" wide white line where instead of a tack, they used as a long fastener to secure the original photo. I had a book at one time that showed the process. I am guessing based on the type of paper that it was printed at the time, just from a copy neg instead of the original.

I don't have the book handy that describes how PSA determines "types" of photos, but I would think that it would be something other than a "type 1". Maybe there is no classification for a print made from a copy neg. Maybe they just assume that anything that is printed directly from a negative is "type 1". It seems like there should be some distinction though.

I am not trying to rain on anybody's parade that has photos like this, as I have seen other similar ones that are described as "type 1" sold as such, I just don't understand how they get that designation.