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Posted By: Hankron

When in doubt, simply give the dimensions of the photograph when selling. Also, I think the term 'cabinet-style' or 'cabinet card-style' is perfectly accetable-- the term meaning, "This isn't technically a cabinet card but it's the same kind of photograph." If someone is selling an '8x10 cabinet-style photograph', we all know what he or she is talking about.

There were actually loads of different names given to 'cabinet-style' photographs, with each name corresponding to a card photograph of different dimensions. While cabinet, CDV and Imperial Cabinet are the most common, other names/sizes include the Boudior card, Swiss card, Promenade Card, Paris card. There are so many names/size combinations, in fact, that there's no need for a collector to try and memorize them all. That's why I say, when in doubt simply give the dimensions of the photograph.

Wood was a prominant baseball photograph. I know he did photos of Harry/George Wright teams and I believe that one of his cabinet cards is shown in Lewe Lipset's enyclopedia.