Recent content by AugustoJandolo

On the back, "Ferrania" is written: an Italian photographic brand from the past: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrania_Technologies

Thank you so much for the explanations; I didn’t know this specific detail, and I’ve learned something new :)

Fantastic! Everything is much clearer now, thank you so much. @koraks Just one more thing escapes me, though, regarding negative printing: is contact printing possible with paper? I mean, I thought it was only possible from a negative on plate (or celluloid) onto paper, not paper onto paper.

The second photo

Dear forum members, I’m sharing two vintage photographs I’ve collected, both clearly misprinted. These small curiosities amuse me, and I’d love to hear any thoughts you might have. The first, dating to around the 1910s, depicts a grandmother (I presume) with her two grandchildren. It was...

Greetings to everyone from Rome (Italy). I am an enthusiast and collector of antique photography. I hold a PhD in Classical Archaeology, but over the years I have nurtured my passion for images of the past through Italian and French texts on technique and aesthetics.