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Title: Antique Black & White Photographs Look like Stamps
Post by: susiecat on November 16, 2018, 01:28:21 AM
Black and white antique photographs.I've never came across anymore of this type.I've had them I believe maybe 4 or 5 years.I've searched and searched found nothing.Anybody have any information.
Title: Re: Antique Black & White Photographs Look like Stamps
Post by: mart on November 17, 2018, 08:12:09 PM
Can you take a closer pic ??  First two appear to be early 20th century,, next three look like 1840`s !!  Cant see the last three well !!
Title: Re: Antique Black & White Photographs Look like Stamps
Post by: KC on November 17, 2018, 09:34:12 PM
I have seen photos similar to this that were passed down in the family from early 1900's.  Photos were not super cheap back then...but to have a bit of family treasure was worth it!  My folks said that getting small photos (several small versus large ones) was a more affordable luxury.
Title: Re: Antique Black & White Photographs Look like Stamps
Post by: susiecat on November 18, 2018, 01:43:36 AM
I'll try to get larger ones Mart,Thanks KC
Title: Re: Antique Black & White Photographs Look like Stamps
Post by: cogar on November 18, 2018, 05:48:38 AM
Now back in yonder years not too long ago, photographers would take your picture, in hopes of selling it to you or yours (such as student pictures at school), ….. and they would then print one (1) large copy [4X6, 8X10] for you ……. and to entice you to purchase your picture they would also print an 8X10 sheet of small copies [1X2, 2X3] for you to cut apart and give to relatives , friends, etc.


Those small pictures were the ones that were used when composing "school yearbooks"
Title: Re: Antique Black & White Photographs Look like Stamps
Post by: mart on November 18, 2018, 09:02:42 AM
Or these  may have been made to put in a locket !!
Title: Re: Antique Black & White Photographs Look like Stamps
Post by: ghopper1924 on November 18, 2018, 03:30:17 PM
Or these  may have been made to put in a locket !!



Exactly!
Title: Re: Antique Black & White Photographs Look like Stamps
Post by: cogar on November 18, 2018, 04:03:56 PM
Yup, exactly. :D :D

I had forgotten about those tiny locket pictures.
Title: Re: Antique Black & White Photographs Look like Stamps
Post by: ghopper1924 on November 18, 2018, 04:15:20 PM
Now back in yonder years not too long ago, photographers would take your picture, in hopes of selling it to you or yours (such as student pictures at school), ….. and they would then print one (1) large copy [4X6, 8X10] for you ……. and to entice you to purchase your picture they would also print an 8X10 sheet of small copies [1X2, 2X3] for you to cut apart and give to relatives , friends, etc.


Those small pictures were the ones that were used when composing "school yearbooks"


Actually, my "exactly" was in response to your post. Don't know how they got mixed up like that.......:)
Title: Re: Antique Black & White Photographs Look like Stamps
Post by: susiecat on November 18, 2018, 07:20:32 PM
The pictures has glue on the back like stamps as well as the edges when stamps are cut.
Title: Re: Antique Black & White Photographs Look like Stamps
Post by: Pelady on November 18, 2018, 08:15:43 PM
How big are the images? I have stamp cut edges on 3 by 3 brownie 1940’s pictures. They came in a bound pack of all the photos you had taken on the film roll. They are perforated and you can tear out individual photos.  I have earlier ones that are 2 by 3 but could not find them quickly to take a photo.
Title: Re: Antique Black & White Photographs Look like Stamps
Post by: susiecat on November 19, 2018, 01:52:31 AM
Pelady they are as big as a postal stamp,trying to find them,I hid them from myself lololol
Title: Re: Antique Black & White Photographs Look like Stamps
Post by: mart on November 19, 2018, 07:04:28 PM
https://www.graciousgems.com/shop/necklacespendants/antique-victorian-sterling-stamp-case-or-locket/

Read the lower part !!  They had to get those photos somewhere !!
Title: Re: Antique Black & White Photographs Look like Stamps
Post by: Pelady on November 19, 2018, 07:36:52 PM
Susiecat,  They sound like a great marketing idea. 
Tucked in a locket or attached to love letters!
Title: Re: Antique Black & White Photographs Look like Stamps
Post by: mart on November 19, 2018, 08:14:58 PM
Another good idea,, I did not think about letters !!
Title: Re: Antique Black & White Photographs Look like Stamps
Post by: cogar on November 20, 2018, 05:23:15 AM
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or attached to love letters!


But, but, but, ……. attaching small pictures to love letters would be so, so, so 1980'ish.

Just upload your preferred picture to your PC, then crop it, resize it and/or purty it all up with the "photo editor" tools ...... and then "copy n' paste" your photo onto a "blank" document page ........ and then "print" out a few sheets of your personalizd stationary and write your correspondence whenever. :D :D :D
Title: Re: Antique Black & White Photographs Look like Stamps
Post by: mart on November 20, 2018, 07:19:58 AM
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or attached to love letters!


But, but, but, ……. attaching small pictures to love letters would be so, so, so 1980'ish.

Just upload your preferred picture to your PC, then crop it, resize it and/or purty it all up with the "photo editor" tools ...... and then "copy n' paste" your photo onto a "blank" document page ........ and then "print" out a few sheets of your personalizd stationary and write your correspondence whenever. :D :D :D

 ;D ;D ;D