Sports Daguerrotypes and Ambrotypes

[1880nonsports]

I sold a great dag of a sheepdog on eBay to Graham Nash of Crosby Stills Nash and Young for around 1000.00. I have seen one sell in excess of 20,000.00. I have a small collection of dags and ambros featuring tobacco themes and a slightly larger collection of the cases they came in. Sealed and not cleaned is the preferred condition along with the photographer's attribution. Ambros were fragile short lived and never very popular. I missed out on a cigar roller ambro that went for 800. +. I've seen that girl and ball dag before and at least one other. I believe one day a BB dag will surface...........Just to note it is TOUGH to scan or digi pic a dag properly.

[barrysloate]

Henry- I'm not sure we will ever see a baseball dag. Dags fell out of favor in the late 1850's, and the number of baseball players who would have gone to a photographer then, much less in their baseball uniform, is slim and none. Nothing is impossible, but if you are saying we will find a dag with a man in uniform holding a bat and a ball, I will say it will never happen. But I hope I'm wrong.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Henry- I'm not sure we will ever see a baseball dag. Dags fell out of favor in the late 1850's, and the number of baseball players who would have gone to a photographer then, much less in their baseball uniform, is slim and none. Nothing is impossible, but if you are saying we will find a dag with a man in uniform holding a bat and a ball, I will say it will never happen. But I hope I'm wrong.

What are your thoughts on the supposed Cartwright and Knickerbocker teammates dag?

[barrysloate]

Dan- I don't want to get into the controversy of it, but assuming that it does picture six Knickerbockers, there are still no bats, balls, or uniforms visible. I'm just referring to a garden variety baseball image that is commonly found in tintype or CdV form- not necessarily someone who can be identified, but a player in uniform holding equipment. I don't think we will ever find a dag like that. It's not impossible, just very remote.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Dan- I don't want to get into the controversy of it, but assuming that it does picture six Knickerbockers, there are still no bats, balls, or uniforms visible. I'm just referring to a garden variety baseball image that is commonly found in tintype or CdV form- not necessarily someone who can be identified, but a player in uniform holding equipment. I don't think we will ever find a dag like that. It's not impossible, just very remote.

I'm with you...I doubt one exists.

[rman444]

Baseball ambrotype

[GaryPassamonte]

That ambrotype is fantastic!

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by 1880nonsports

.........Just to note it is TOUGH to scan or digi pic a dag properly.

I thought my scan came out pretty good, but it doesn't look near as good as the actual piece. The 'negative' version was done with a camera, and is pretty crappy.