Be-hold 44 - Session 2

Pair of nice ambrotypes of mother and daughter, their faces turned the same way. Area of roughness about ¼” at top right edge of back and at th...

1/9 plate ambrotype of a man. Black version of this case. Just the slightest sense of wear in a few spots.

1/9 plate milk glass portrait of a gentleman. The only flaw is a lack of sharpness in lower left corner of the back

1/9 plate daguerreotype of a woman with a cross

Octagonal 1/9 plate. Strange tintype of a baby. Case has hairline crack at the top surface of the back.

1/9 plate tintype, 2 women. Brown case has roughness at some edges.

1/9 plate tintype of a gentleman with a ribbon coming down from his tie. Black case is flawless.

1/9 plate ambrotype of a gentleman. Four corners slightly chipped, one chip on an edge, otherwise crisp.

1/9 plate ambrotype on ruby glass of a gentleman.

1/9 plate ambrotype of a young woman. Nice embossed label behind for ‘Wm. King, Ambrotypes & Photographs, Exchange Place, Waterbury Ct.” Case is...

/9 plate ambrotype, ¾ profile of a woman. Case has just one minor flaw, a chip on tip of one corner (top right of left face in the scan.)

1/9 plate oval tintype of a woman. Case is flawless. Last of the cases with themes from nature.

Ambrotype of a gentleman. Very slight roughness to right edge of the back. From inside we see slight breakage where the lower hinge connects to the co

Tintype of a gentleman. Case seems flawless.

Daguerreotype of a woman with folded arms, shiny buttons and pin. Case has just two bruised corner tips, one dig in an edge.

Daguerreotype of a woman, early seals, plus tintype of child. Slight roughness along lower inch of the left edge of the cover, some corner tips slight

Ambrotype of woman with large locket. Case has typical losses around the Kinsley & Parker hinge, otherwise ok.

Fine daguerreotype of baby in small oval opening. Often there is detail such as the mother hidden behind the mat, but as this is still sealed I’ll le

Pair of tintypes, woman and man. No significant flaws, just slight rough-feeling

Ambrotype of a gentleman. Slight roughness 1inch or so along bottom edge of back including that corner tip. The other lower corner also unsharp.

Daguerreotype is weak and has been wiped, but it’s still somewhat interesting as the boy holds a case. Only a trivial nick that I missed in my first

Daguerreotype of a gentleman is in early seals. Top edge of the cover has a 3/8” long bite. Several corner tips not sharp.

Early Neff Patent true melainotype, man on a horse, children watching.

Daguerreotype of girl [poor condition.]

Nice tintype of a girl beside a table. What is that object next to the flowers? 2 slightly roughened corners.

Ambrotype of lady. When you open the case, there’s slight roughness at the outside edge beside the clasp, to the left of the green velvet. Nothing el

Ambrotype of man, backed with linen, causing discoloration. Case has some chips on the upper edge of the back, and one on the top edge of the cover.

Contains a medal, I think silver! From King Wilhelm and Queen Augusta of Prussia, celebrating a silver wedding anniversary. The case seems flawless.

Daguerreotype of woman (cleaned and wiped.) Case has 3 chips along edges and one corner roughened.

Tintype of woman with gilded chains. A few very minor problems around some edges and corners.

Ambrotype on violet glass of gentleman. A couple of tiny chips and a possible repair are hardly perceptible .

Ambrotype of young man. Case seems flawless.

Tintype of gentleman with tall hat. Case seems flawless.

Poor ambrotype of woman. Another oval mat and preserver over the pad on the inside cover.

The darkest tintype I’ve seen. Central motif of the case is fine, but the edges and corners are troubled.

Nice ambrotype of young woman. Some minor wear at case corners. Velvet pad is worn.

Mundane tintype. Case has a hardly visible diagonal repair on the cover.

Tintype of a baby. Case seems flawless but for one tiny narrow dig in edge of one base side.

Good quality ambrotype on ruby glass of a gentleman. Case has some wear a nicks along edge of cover.

Ambrotype of a gentleman, “Gramp Rice 1870” written behind. Case seems flawless.

Lovely ambrotype of a young woman is fine. This is the case back only, with crack near hinge.

Tintype of a man is sealed. Case has cracks near hinge.

Tintype of a man. Thick case with outside hinge. 2 small bruises on the framing lip of the cover.

Tintype of a woman’s head. Small break at clasp on cover.

Tintype with great spreading oxidization giving the man a grotesque appearance.

Ambrotype of a lady. Case has small chips at two of the back corner tips.

Tintype of a man. Case has just one tiny nick in the top edge of the cover.

Ambrotype of a man.

This is a late addition in Berg’s Second Edition, and is found on p. 248. Ambrotype of a couple. The case has only a single noticeable defect – a dig

Of course you don’t need to use it for collars. The cover with the motif is fine.