Fun tintypes

Jason19th · #1 03-07-2010, 08:18 PM

Very neat item-- my guess that is that the bat was just one of the props that the studio had

Made me think of a strange image I have-- John Ward and actors-- printed in Ward's 1888 Cosmopolitan Magazine article

drc · #2 03-07-2010, 10:43 PM

They count as baseball tintypes because they have, at the least, baseball themes.

Many photographers didn't want players wearing their cleats in the studio, so had them were other shoes or slippers. That would explain the odd footwear.

My opinion/educated guess is the guy is a baseball player in his own uniform, and is posing with members of his family and friends. They were just getting various family shots in one studio session. Though it is possible he is wearing a studio costume.

In the bottom photo, I'm sure there's some goofing around.

drc · #3 03-08-2010, 07:51 AM

You might consider getting them matted and framed together, as they would make a unique display.

steve B · #4 03-08-2010, 09:48 AM

I may do that sometime over the summer. The UV blocking glass is a bit expensive, so I don't always frame the nice stuff. since they're roughly 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 (very roughly, andthe last one is a bit wider then the others) I'm not sure how they would look framed. I'll probably mock up the display first to see if it works.

I do nearly all my own framing. I've seen very mixed results from "pro" framers on stuff my family has had done. Everything from wonderful restoration work using actual old glass to one that wrecked a poster by trying to dry mount it to a mat board, getting it wrinkled and stuck down still wrinkled then attempting to remove it. It was a modern poster, but from a museum show and out of print. The resto shop still gets some business, plus I sold them a bunch of old glass I got. I think the other shop is long out of business.

jimthorpe · #5 03-09-2010, 12:30 PM

Through we will probably never know for sure. But it looks to me like a father Mother and their two kids. Just a guess but the younger man looks like the older guy and the young women resembles the older woman.

The bat might be a prop but he could be a real player.

It is a cool group.

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