Tintype Questions and Show Your Own

[D. Bergin]

Do a prescan in professional or advanced mode, see how it comes out on the screen with both the lid open and closed.

Crop the image so you're only scanning that and not the whole screen, play around with the Brightness and Contrast a bit, and scan in at least 300 dpi or above. 600 dpi is optimal for clarity for the initial scan, and you can always shrink down the image size later if you need to.

I was able to lighten up your image a bit, but the detail is just not there in your scan.

[aelefson]

Thank you guys! I think this is a better scan.

Alan

[ramram]

Nice tintype Alan. Unfortunately, chances of identifying them are slim to none without provenance that includes names, etc. If they had team names on the jerseys there would be a slight chance but even that would be tough. Just enjoy it for what it is.

Rob M

[jbsports33]

Alan,

Hope you are well, nice image!

Jimmy

[drcy]

Only a very small percentage of baseball tintypes have known people, so nothing unusual or errant having anonymous people.

[aelefson]

Thank you everyone! I bought it because I love the image, but it is always good to check to see if there is anyone recognizable.

Alan

[jpop43]

Happy to see another 19th C. thread started. I'll dig up some more pics of our tintypes, but here is one to get it re-started. Its a double image including an action shot...very nice case with intact clasp.