This Antique Tin Type with Hand Tooled Leather Case & Gold Tint Metal Frame is in very good condition. No glass is over the inside of metal frame or picture. It measures 3 ¾” x 3 ¼” closed and 6 ½” x 3 ¾” open. It is difficult to find cases in this good of condition. A little history: A tintype, also known as a melainotype or ferrotype, is a photograph made by creating a direct positive on a thin sheet of metal, colloquially called 'tin', coated with a dark lacquer or enamel and used as the support for the photographic emulsion. Tintypes enjoyed their widest use during the 1860s and 1870s, but lesser use of the medium persisted into the early 20th century and it has been revived as a novelty and fine art form in the 21st.; This Antique Tin Type with Hand Tooled Leather Case & Gold Tint Metal Frame is in very good condition. No glass is over the inside of metal frame or picture. It measures 3 ¾” x 3 ¼” closed and 6 ½” x 3 ¾” open. It is difficult to find cases in this good of condition. A little history: A tintype, also known as a melainotype or ferrotype, is a photograph made by creating a direct positive on a thin sheet of metal, colloquially called 'tin', coated with a dark lacquer or enamel and used as the support for the photographic emulsion. Tintypes enjoyed their widest use during the 1860s and 1870s, but lesser use of the medium persisted into the early 20th century and it has been revived as a novelty and fine art form in the 21st.

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