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    Posted 7 years ago

    ho2cultcha
    (5040 items)

    This frame is about 4.5 inches square. it belonged to my great grandparents and the photo and story inside is about an ancestor of mine who owned a fishing/hunting lodge on a lake in Quebec. i think that the frame is really beautiful. i'd never seen such a large one before. the story is interesting too, but in old-style french, so i can't read it very well.

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    Comments

    1. PostCardCollector PostCardCollector, 7 years ago
      Beautiful CASE! How nice to have a relative still residing in it!!!
    2. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 7 years ago
      thank you PostCardCollector!
    3. racer4four racer4four, 7 years ago
      That is a big bit of gutta percha, and beautifully made. The photos are a big bonus.
    4. bijoucaillouvintage bijoucaillouvintage, 7 years ago
      Wow! What a treasure. Agreed with PostCard and racer, the original photos inside make it whole and absolutely priceless.
    5. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      Very nice!! I really love this.
    6. scottvez scottvez, 7 years ago
      Nice to have images of relatives from so long ago!

      These are actually made out of an early composite material called thermoplastic and not gutta percha (a tree sap).

      They are often called Union cases (a "union" of materials used to make them).

      scott
    7. scottvez scottvez, 7 years ago
      It is a common mistake-- similar to the notion that every antique cased image is a daguerreotype or tintype.

      scott
    8. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 7 years ago
      thank you racer, bijou, scott and valentino!

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