Amazing Rare Daguerreotype on eBay

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It's mostly because of it's scarcity and collectability.
Outdoor scenes are rare as are scenes with animals as are buildings with identifable markings as are images depicting work equipment/occupational studies. This has them all.
 

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Jersey Vic said:
It's mostly because of it's scarcity and collectability.
Outdoor scenes are rare as are scenes with animals as are buildings with identifable markings as are images depicting work equipment/occupational studies. This has them all.
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Well, I never! Is it because most of the era's dag were usually portraits that anything else depicting quotidian life would be so rare?
 

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mhv said:
Well, I never! Is it because most of the era's dag were usually portraits that anything else depicting quotidian life would be so rare?
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Indeed. Imagine getting the horse and all the workers to hold still for a daguerreotype exposure and how many hand-polished silver plates one is going to risk to get the shot.
 

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Indeed. Imagine getting the horse and all the workers to hold still for a daguerreotype exposure and how many hand-polished silver plates one is going to risk to get the shot.
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I guess we really are spoiled now with our 3200 ISO film and f/1 lenses...
 

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WOW I wish I found that at my local flea market. Best I ever did was a box of glass plate negatives from the 1880's. Then again if i had those Dag's i have no idea what they where worth and they would just sit in my collection for years.

Dave M.
 
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