Benjamin Stevens (1856-1933) - dating & restoration please

[Gadget]

I was worried about that neck ware and just found a bow tie and collar, dated 1870s.The silk braiding lasted well into the 1880s though.

[Avondale16]

Wow! Carol - so much better & you've got rid of that nasty blemish under his eye! He looks quite the man about town now after his spruce up....

Thanks so much
Keith

[Treetotal]

My pleasure Keith 
Carol

[Avondale16]

I was worried about that neck ware and just found a bow tie and collar, dated 1870s.The silk braiding lasted well into the 1880s though.

do you think he looks mid 20's or a bit older perhaps? I'm rubbish at ages 

[Gadget]

I initially thought mid to late 20s, which made me think 1880s but,  if born in 1856 and Jim's date is correct, he must have/^{started to lose} his hair early. If my arithmetic is correct, he'd only be 24 in 1880.

[Gadget]

I've just noticed that the jacket doesn't button up as high as many of the 1870s jackets of this style did.   Am not sure of the late 1870s date that Jim has given.


Added - this is dated 1878 - see how high the jacket is:

http://www.users.waitrose.com/~victorian/jones/glanf.jpg

and 1879

http://www.cartes.freeuk.com/album/vand2f.jpg

[Gadget]

Won't add any more to the previous post ~

This one dated 1889

http://www.users.waitrose.com/~victorianphoto/cdv05/cdvf028.jpg

(difficult to find pics of 19th C men on line  now the Vaughan site is only partially accessible)

[Avondale16]

Won't add any more to the previous post ~

This one dated 1889

http://www.users.waitrose.com/~victorianphoto/cdv05/cdvf028.jpg

(difficult to find pics of 19th C men on line  now the Vaughan site is only partially accessible)

So perhaps this pushes the date to between 1885-1889 & means he held onto his hair for a few more years 

[Gadget]

This is one from 1877

http://www.users.waitrose.com/~victorianphoto/cdv05/cdvf011.jpg

I'd say 1877- 1885