How do I get a copy of a photo from metal????

[WHS1899]

Oh God it's huge! How do I make it smaller for you?
Beverley

[Emjaybee]

Just a quick adjustment

[cando]

Hi

I have a very similar photo which fortunately was dated - 1861.  There is another small thread on this subject but I can't find it.  Prue actually placed the request with a lovely photo attached.

Cheers
Cando

[Berlin-Bob]

Hi Cando,

try tin-type in 'Search RootsChat', that will bring up several topics.

cheers, 
Bob

[cazza59]

Hi Beverley

I've had a bit of a play with this magnificent photo.  You are sooooooooo lucky to have it (the pic I mean, not my restore    )!!! 
Caz

[WHS1899]

Hi Caz,
That is Fantastic, thank you so much for doing it. Yes we are lucky to have it, and to think great aunt Olive was going to throw it out! I have a huge pile to work on, luckily most have names on the back. (great aunt Vi's doing!)The tin one is the only one we aren't sure who the people are.
Beverley

[cazza59]

Hi Beverly

Here's the other one "despotted".

Caz

PS Anyone wanting to use it to colour, please feel free.

[PrueM]

Hi Beverley,

Here are a couple of versions from me.  Once the levels were adjusted a bit, it was obvious that as well as their cheeks, the curtain and the tablecloth had both been coloured as well, so I decided to reproduce the colours in the cleaned-up piccies.  I put one in a frame from around the same time period (1850s-60s).  It actually holds an ambrotype in real life, but I cut that out (in photoshop, not in real life!) and put your photo behind it instead     Tintypes, Ambrotypes and Daguerreotypes all fall into the category of "cased image photographs", so your picture might have once had a frame similar to this.  Hope you like it.

I'm going to have a bit more of a look at the clothes and try to get a date for you.  At a glance I'd say early 1860s but I'm not sure yet.

Prue

[PrueM]

OK, I think the photo is from the very late 1850s-very early 1860s.  Possibly around 1859-1861, maybe a little earlier (but not much).  I'm not sure how old the girls are in the photo, but my guess is about 14 and about 18...just going by the style of clothes on the younger girl, it looks as if she has not yet reached the age (whatever that was - I have a feeling it's around 16) when she would wear a collar and engageants (false sleeves). 

That would rule out your Mary Ann Roberts, but there is a definite family resemblance.  Anyone born around 1840-1845 in the same family?

Prue