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When did the use Of Albumen Prints Cease?
The widespread use of albumen ceased around 1890. Albumen paper for silver prints was gradually superseded by gelatin silver prints starting around 1870. Albumen largely disappeared by about 1890. But the websites referenced below give deta... Read More »
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How can I tell a tintype from other forms of earlier photographs ...
First off, ambrotypes, while done with the same wet plate process as tintypes, are images on glass. Tintypes are metal. Albumen prints are mostly on cardstock or paper (and were made with egg whites!). The daguerreotype is also metal, but i... Read More »
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How should 19th century albumen print stereographs be handled and...
Stereograph collections should be jacketed in protective archival 3 mil Mylar D polyester sleeves. These are available from Light Impressions , from Russell Norton, P.O. Box 1070, New Haven, CT 06504-1070 at $16 per hundred (plus $4 shippin... Read More »
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