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    Posted 5 years ago

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    MadamMisty
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    Is this a World War I soldier in the photo? The frame is carved wood and brass (?). It’s lined in velvet and marked with the manufacturer (?). Can anyone help identify the era/age of the photo and the frame? Thanks!

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    1. scottvez scottvez, 5 years ago
      The photo is WW1 era.

      The photograph case is earlier-- it dates from the mid 1850s- 1870. It is actually a molded case and is an early composition material called thermoplastic.

      Your case is a Sixth plate size-- the most typically encountered. The matting stamp is for the photographer out of NY.

      scott
    2. scottvez scottvez, 5 years ago
      Here is a posting that I did a few years ago on this type of photographic case:

      https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/48344-sixth-plate-thermoplastic-photograph-cas

      scott
    3. MadamMisty MadamMisty, 5 years ago
      Scottvez thank you! I thought perhaps the case was from that era because I seem to recall seeing something similar on antiques roadshow. Thanks!!!!
    4. scottvez scottvez, 5 years ago
      Glad to help out!

      scott

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