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Backing card for an old French photograph
« on: Monday 23 December 24 18:10 GMT (UK) »
Hello, I would welcome help with the following please. It is written in pencil on backing card to an old photo. I think the photo is from circa 1890. I think the writing says "Robillau", and that the writing about that reads "182 (?)". Thanks.

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Re: Backing card for an old French photograph
« Reply #1 on: Monday 23 December 24 19:00 GMT (UK) »
I think it reads Robillard.

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Re: Backing card for an old French photograph
« Reply #2 on: Monday 23 December 24 19:30 GMT (UK) »
 Agreed
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Re: Backing card for an old French photograph
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 24 December 24 08:27 GMT (UK) »
Thank you. Do you have any thoughts on the writing above? I had assumed it was a number but it could be “Ida…”?

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Re: Backing card for an old French photograph
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 24 December 24 09:33 GMT (UK) »
I'm sure it starts with 18, but what follows is less clear. No numerals, because they would have been of the same height as the 1 & 8. At first sight it looks like an A, but it seems unlikely that one person would have 2 different ways of writing his A's in 2 consecutive words.

So to be honest, I don't have a clue.

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Re: Backing card for an old French photograph
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 25 December 24 12:09 GMT (UK) »
It does look like 18 and maybe an a.  Possibly a studio reference number for reprints etc.
Crosbie, Crosby, Black, Woods, Johnstone, Kelly, Howatt, McMillan, Wauchope Scott, Smith, Gibbons, Roberts, Hildred, Jones, Hughes. Curran, Palmer. Hughes, Jones, Wilcox, wilbraham, owen
Liverpool, Dumfriesshire, Kirkudbrightshire, Cheshire, Flintshire, llanrwst, trefriw, Lincolnshire, America, Canada, New Zealand.
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