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Antique Tintype

Tintype Displaying Buffalo Bill Poster Circa 1890s (Photo from Tintype Included)
Tintype Displaying Buffalo Bill Poster Circa 1890s (Photo from Tintype Included)

Tintype Displaying Buffalo Bill Poster Circa 1890s (Photo from Tintype Included)

Located in Incline Village, NV

The first three images are the actual tintype; the next three images are the photograph from the tintype in frame.

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19th Century American Victorian Antique Tintype

Materials

Tin

19th Century Horse Racing Jockey Tintype Photograph
19th Century Horse Racing Jockey Tintype Photograph

19th Century Horse Racing Jockey Tintype Photograph

$2,195Sale Price|21% Off

H 3.25 in W 2.75 in D 0.35 in

19th Century Horse Racing Jockey Tintype Photograph

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

19th century horse racing Jockey Tintype photograph. Six plate tinted tintype of Canadian Jockey Ben Alcott, winner of the 1861 Canadian "Queen's Plate" Horse Race.

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19th Century Canadian Antique Tintype

"West Point from the East Bank of the Hudson" Antique Drawing on Paper Watkinson
"West Point from the East Bank of the Hudson" Antique Drawing on Paper Watkinson

"West Point from the East Bank of the Hudson" Antique Drawing on Paper Watkinson

Located in Soquel, CA

Other items contained in the William Wells Family Papers include a large number of drawings by Edward Watkinson Wells and his mother, assorted printed matter including a sermon by Wi...

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1830s Romantic Antique Tintype

Materials

Laid Paper, Pencil

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Vast Collection Installation, 150, 19th Century Tinplate Portrait Photographs
Vast Collection Installation, 150, 19th Century Tinplate Portrait Photographs

Vast Collection Installation, 150, 19th Century Tinplate Portrait Photographs

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

The vintage lead fishing weights are of differing sizes and keep the displays facing any which way desired. The tintype photograph saw more uses and captured a wider variety of se...

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Mid-19th Century Great Britain (UK) High Victorian Antique Tintype

Materials

Tin

Distressed Mid-19th Century French Framed Daguerreotype of a Family
Distressed Mid-19th Century French Framed Daguerreotype of a Family

Distressed Mid-19th Century French Framed Daguerreotype of a Family

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

Several types of antique photographs, most often ambrotypes and tintypes, but sometimes even old prints on paper, are very commonly misidentified as daguerreotypes, especially if the...

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1860s French High Victorian Antique Tintype

Materials

Glass

Painted Tintype Couple in Victorian Eastlake Frame
Painted Tintype Couple in Victorian Eastlake Frame

Painted Tintype Couple in Victorian Eastlake Frame

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H 15.3 in W 13.25 in D 2.25 in

Painted Tintype Couple in Victorian Eastlake Frame

Located in Ross, CA

Antique tintype photograph of couple that has been painted.

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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Tintype

Materials

Paint

Set of Three Antique Tintypes of Women
Set of Three Antique Tintypes of Women

Set of Three Antique Tintypes of Women

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H 4 in W 2.5 in D 0.1 in

Set of Three Antique Tintypes of Women

Located in Redding, CT

Set of three antique tintypes of women. Price is for all 3 as a set. A tintype is a photograph made by creating a direct positive on a thin sheet of metal coated with a dark lacquer...

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1860s High Victorian Antique Tintype

Materials

Tin

Antique Gem-Size Tintype Portraits Miniature Leather Album 1860-1870.
Antique Gem-Size Tintype Portraits Miniature Leather Album 1860-1870.

Antique Gem-Size Tintype Portraits Miniature Leather Album 1860-1870.

Located in Vero Beach, FL

Antique Gem-Size Tintype Portraits Miniature Leather Album 1860-1870.

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Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Tintype

Materials

Leather

Rare 1/2 Plate Outdoor Tintype "Windmill Cottage" c.1890 Dune Road Southampton
Rare 1/2 Plate Outdoor Tintype "Windmill Cottage" c.1890 Dune Road Southampton

Rare 1/2 Plate Outdoor Tintype "Windmill Cottage" c.1890 Dune Road Southampton

Located in Camden, ME

Unusual outdoor Tintype 1/2 plate ( 6.250" x 4.125") c. 1890 of a shingled windmill attached to a cottage with a family outing with a banjo player and horse drawn carriage.

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19th Century American Victorian Antique Tintype

Sailor Made Victorian Shellwork Box
Sailor Made Victorian Shellwork Box

Sailor Made Victorian Shellwork Box

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H 4.5 in W 13 in D 9 in

Sailor Made Victorian Shellwork Box

Located in Nantucket, MA

Sailor made Victorian seashell encrusted hinged box with four tintypes portraits of a sailor and his family mounted on top with wallpaper lining.

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1870s American Folk Art Antique Tintype

Materials

Shell

Antique Matthew Brady Tin Type Photograph of James Ambrose C1850
Antique Matthew Brady Tin Type Photograph of James Ambrose C1850

Antique Matthew Brady Tin Type Photograph of James Ambrose C1850

Located in Big Flats, NY

Measures - 4.75"H x 3.75"W x 1.25"D. This antique tintype photograph, by the renowned photographer Mathew Brady, features James Ambrose Cutting, a pioneer in photography.

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19th Century Antique Tintype

Materials

Tin

Ambrotype of a Gentleman in a Suit in Case, Civil War Period 1860s
Ambrotype of a Gentleman in a Suit in Case, Civil War Period 1860s

Ambrotype of a Gentleman in a Suit in Case, Civil War Period 1860s

Located in Milwaukee, WI

The wet collodion process allows the photographer to do three things: they can make a direct positive print by developing the collodion on the surface of a metal sheet, called a tint...

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1860s Romantic Antique Tintype

Materials

Photographic Film

Civil War "Tintype" Portrait of a Union Soldier, American, circa 1861
Civil War "Tintype" Portrait of a Union Soldier, American, circa 1861

Civil War "Tintype" Portrait of a Union Soldier, American, circa 1861

Located in Incline Village, NV

Original hasp extant indicating there may have been a cover to enclose tintype.

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1860s American Victorian Antique Tintype

Materials

Tin

Tin Type 'Hand Tinted' "Portrait of A Young Lady" American, circa 1860
Tin Type 'Hand Tinted' "Portrait of A Young Lady" American, circa 1860

Tin Type 'Hand Tinted' "Portrait of A Young Lady" American, circa 1860

Located in Incline Village, NV

Hand tinted colored tintype is framed in it's original wood framed base and an orange velvet covering, with embossed stamped mat.

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Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Tintype

Materials

Tin

Ambrotype Of A Civil War Wife In A Gutta Percha Case, 1860
Ambrotype Of A Civil War Wife In A Gutta Percha Case, 1860

Ambrotype Of A Civil War Wife In A Gutta Percha Case, 1860

Located in New Orleans, LA

Curators, historians and collectors appreciate ambrotypes because they can be dated to a specific period beginning in 1853 and ending around the late 1860s with the advent of tintype...

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1860s American High Victorian Antique Tintype

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Brass

Ambrotype Of A Civil War Era Husband In A Gutta Percha Case 1860
Ambrotype Of A Civil War Era Husband In A Gutta Percha Case 1860

Ambrotype Of A Civil War Era Husband In A Gutta Percha Case 1860

Located in New Orleans, LA

Curators, historians and collectors appreciate ambrotypes because they can be dated to a specific period beginning in 1853 and ending around the late 1860s with the advent of tintype...

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1860s American High Victorian Antique Tintype

Materials

Metal, Brass, Gold Plate

Platinum and Diamond SLK Initial Antique Tintype Photo Album Brooch Pin
Platinum and Diamond SLK Initial Antique Tintype Photo Album Brooch Pin

Platinum and Diamond SLK Initial Antique Tintype Photo Album Brooch Pin

Located in Pikesville, MD

Brooch measures 26mm x 22mm The enclosed tintype photos are estimated to be created in 1980 while the platinum piece itself is circa 1910.

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1910s Unknown Aesthetic Movement Antique Tintype

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum

Wonderful Pair of Heart Shaped Tramp Art Frames
Wonderful Pair of Heart Shaped Tramp Art Frames

Wonderful Pair of Heart Shaped Tramp Art Frames

Located in Manalapan, NJ

Sturdy and well built having a thick wooden back these were probably made for small tintype pictures or carte de vista images. Decorated with a stylized leaf design.

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Early 20th Century Antique Tintype

Late Victorian Oversize Gold Locket with Rose Cut Diamonds
Late Victorian Oversize Gold Locket with Rose Cut Diamonds

Late Victorian Oversize Gold Locket with Rose Cut Diamonds

Located in Brooklyn, NY

By the mid 19th century the daguerreotype had been invented, and advances in this new technology quickly led to the tintype and eventually to the paper photographs that have filled o...

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Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Antique Tintype

Materials

Diamond, 15k Gold

Antique French Locket, Tortoise Shell, Victorian Tortoiseshell
Antique French Locket, Tortoise Shell, Victorian Tortoiseshell

Antique French Locket, Tortoise Shell, Victorian Tortoiseshell

Located in San Marcos, CA

The interior opens to reveal 2 apertures for insertion of a tintype photo in one side (no glass cover) and perhaps a lock of hair in the other side (glass cover intact).

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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Tintype

Sizeable Collection of 28 Victorian Framed Ambrotype & Daguerrotype Portraits
Sizeable Collection of 28 Victorian Framed Ambrotype & Daguerrotype Portraits

Sizeable Collection of 28 Victorian Framed Ambrotype & Daguerrotype Portraits

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

Several types of antique photographs, most often ambrotypes and tintypes, but sometimes even old prints on paper, are very commonly misidentified as daguerreotypes, especially if the...

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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Tintype

Materials

Optical Glass

Little Black Dog Tintype in Ornate Wood Frame
Little Black Dog Tintype in Ornate Wood Frame

Little Black Dog Tintype in Ornate Wood Frame

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H 4.25 in W 4.75 in D 0.5 in

Little Black Dog Tintype in Ornate Wood Frame

Located in Seattle, WA

This is a lovely little tin type of a seated back dog in an ornate carved wood frame.

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Early 20th Century American Antique Tintype

Materials

Tin

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