Antique Daguerreotype from 1844 soapstone statue it was soon replaced by

it was soon replaced by the ambrotype

Vintage Chinese Incense Burner

Antique Cheating Tool for Card Games

Stands ~12" Tall

Specimen Measures Approximately

Antique Daguerreotype from 1844 soapstone statue it was soon replaced byAntique Daguerreotype of Bearded Gentleman Original Paper Tape Frame Backing is Dated 1844 Measures 3 5 8" x 4 3 8" Daguerreotypes were a very early form of photography, a photographer would use a camera to expose light on a silver plated plate of copper, then develop the image using a mercury vapor. Widely used in the 1840s and 1850s, it was soon replaced by the ambrotype. Because the silver takes on a mirror like appearance, the subject can be