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

[PrueM]

THat did come up very nicely stonechat    That's the trouble with tintypes - they weren't particularly good at rendering detail in the highlights and were always a bit 'flat'.  But they were cheap!

Barbara, you either have a tintype (on iron) or an ambrotype (on glass).  A simple test:  get a fridge magnet, and try to get it to stick to the back of your photo.  If it sticks, it's a tintype!

Prue

[Treetotal]

Prue that's really interesting and good to know for the future
T.T.

[PrueM]

No worries TT   

[WHS1899]

Hopefully my photo should now be attached. As you can see I have scanned it but it is very hard to make out. A fridge magnet does stick to it so it is a tin type.

Can the photo be made any clearer?

Beverley

[WHS1899]

Hah!
I've just seen my photo posted, and it's much clearer on screen! The scanned copy I have is really dark. HELP!

Beverley

[bearkat]

It's a wonderful photo.

I think photographs are one of our greatest treasures.

[PrueM]

Oh, what a lovely photo Beverley    It's beautiful - look at their little rosy cheeks, they've been hand-tinted.
Prue

[WHS1899]

Just wish I knew who they were. I think I know which part of the family they're from...the only one's who had any photo's done, (they were descendants of Huguenots) but WHO is the question. I guess if the clothes could be dated I might be able to pinpoint them.
Beverley

[WHS1899]

This is Mary Ann Roberts 1847-1928. She had two sisters, 3 years younger and 9 years younger than her. I wonder if Mary Ann is the older girl in my photo on tin? What does anybody think?
Beverley

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