A J MacEach(e)/(a)n - Identify Dress/Uniform, Date, Age & Restore please?

[Rosinish]

Happy New Year all!

I hope I'm not asking for too much 

I'm unsure if his dress is a uniform, what his age is in this photo or when it was likely taken so looking for thoughts?

I do have info. on A J MacE but would like opinions to help with the accuracy of the info. re the photo please?

Annie

[Treetotal]

Hi Annie, Happy New Year to you too, is there any chance that you could scan the photo at 300dpi please as this is a very low 96dpi and quite a small file at 42kbs, you can post up to 500kbs on here.
Also, it would help to date the photo if you could post a scan of the back including the corners.
His outfit doesn't look like a uniform just standard menswear.
Carol

[Rosinish]

Hi Carol,

Sorry I can't do any better with a scan as this is a copy & I have no access to the original.

Annie

[Ruskie]

I could be waaay off with this but here goes ...

I am getting a seafaring/coastal vibe from this photo.
1890s era?
Age about 30 but could be younger.

Difficult to make out, but is he wearing boots up to his knees?

[Gadget]

I've down loaded and enlarged to see what I could find around the head and neck.  It looks as if he's wearing a  tammie and also a tartan scarf* in this snip. The rustic setting and double breasted jacket suggests 1880s to me but not sure about the cap and scarf/shirt 


I'll see if I can do some restoration to it later today.

* add - or shirt

[Treetotal]

The neck area isn't very clear is it Gadget, you can see it is a berry of sorts...I thought it was a necktie or scarf around his neck but that would be unusual with a double breasted coat, it could be damage. I would say he was in his late 20s early 30s.
Carol

[Ruskie]

I also thought he was wearing a scarf, but I think the part I saw as scarf is damage to the photo. Now I think I see a dark 'shirt' under the jacket. 

Annie, is there any chance of you getting a clearer copy of the photo? I'm sure there is a lot of detail we are missing. 

[Ruskie]

He looks to have something in his jacket pocket - I wonder if this is something significant (intentionally staged by the photographer)? He looks very unhappy. 

[Gadget]

He looks to have something in his jacket pocket - I wonder if this is something significant (intentionally staged by the photographer)? He looks very unhappy. 

I think it's a hankie