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Offline William T

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Glass neg help in determining date
« on: Monday 30 March 09 04:16 BST (UK) »
I would appreciate an opinion on the date of the attached photos.  Both are on glass negatives.  One glass neg is 6 1/2 x 8 1/2, the other is in a wooden frame 4 3/4 x 5 3/4 the actual neg is 3 1/4 x 4 1/4.

I think the frame is not a display frame - it is 3/4" thick, the back (which covers the neg) is hinged in the middle and held in by two 1/2" wide steel straps, there is a tapered grove down the back 1 1/2" wide.  I think this "frame would have fit into some other apparatus.   

Both of the neg are related to S-O-T England, they in my Fathers possession (could have been his fathers?) who was born in Tunstall 1901.

I think the frame is not a display frame - it is 3/4" thick, the back (which covers the neg) is wood 1/4" hinged in the middle and held in by two 1/2" wide steel straps, there is a tapered grove down the back 1 1/2" wide.  I think this "frame would have fit into some other apparatus.   

Both of the neg are related to S-O-T England, they were in my Fathers (b1901 Tunstall, d1953) possession.  They could have been his fathers (b1876 d1940)

Since I am unsure of who these people are, the approximate date of the pictures may help.

Thanks Bill D.

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Re: Glass neg help in determining date
« Reply #1 on: Monday 30 March 09 07:06 BST (UK) »
A cleaned up version.

Mike.
Townson - Cartmel                      O'Malley - Askeaton, Ireland
Sadler - Dymock & Salford           Tomlinson - St Peters, Leeds
Wilkinson - Salford                      Chant - Sherbourne, Dorset
Garner - Pendleton

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Re: Glass neg help in determining date
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 31 March 09 13:45 BST (UK) »
Thanks Mike, nice job.

Care to take a guess at the date?

Cheers Bill D.