Help with 1890's oversized cabinet

[slidekellyslide]

The photo portion on that size of a backer is not common. That's a very cool photo btw.

[prewarsports]

That is pretty big for that era and I think it would be worth a little more as a result. You dont see photos from the early 1890's that are that size very often. Most cabinets have a pretty standard 6X4 size so yours is a touch less than twice the size of a standard cabinet photo.

[Leon]

There will be photo guys that can help more and I am sure they will but *I don't think 8x10 will be considered imperial size (I could be wrong ). It is definitely bigger than normal but when I had the Beaneaters photo it barely met that criteria and was something like 19 x 11 (or somewhere in that range). Great looking photo!!

[bmarlowe1]

With a little bit of processing:

[rman444]

Thanks, Mark. I wish the original looked that dark!

I hear you, Leon, on the imperial dimensions. I thought imperial was much larger as well. I googled and found David's website mention a 7x10" dimension, but I will look further into exactly what qualifies. Not that it matters, but I just like saying the word "imperial"

[rman444]

Found this from the following website:

Mounted Prints
were very common before non-curling gelatin silver prints were perfected; the majority of mounted photos in the 19th century were thin albumen prints which needed a stout backing to prevent deformation. Types of early mounted prints included cabinet cards (4 1/2" x 6 1/2") which were mounted on heavy stock, and smaller, thinner cartes-de-visite (2 1/2" x 4"). Mounted prints in other sizes fall into a number of categories, including Imperial cards (9 7/8" x 7 7/8"); panel cards (7 1/2" x 13", 4" x 8 1/4" or 1 3/4" x 5 1/4"); and boudoir cards (5 1/2" x 8 1/2"). Studio portraits from the early 20th century are usually mounted gelatin silver prints; the cardstock backings on which these photographs were mounted were produced in a great variety of embossed designs. Most studio-made mounted photographs bear the imprint or stamp of the studios which produced them.

http://45semiotic.com/wia/glossary.html

I guess 8x10" actually do qualify as Imperial.

[ramram]

Must be playing in Oakland. Look at all that real estate behind the plate. lol

Love the image!

Rob M.