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ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR BLACKSMITHS MAKE A LARGE BOWIE TYPE KNIFE TINTYPE c1863

ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR BLACKSMITHS MAKE A LARGE BOWIE TYPE KNIFE TINTYPE c1863
ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR BLACKSMITHS MAKE A LARGE BOWIE TYPE KNIFE TINTYPE c1863
ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR BLACKSMITHS MAKE A LARGE BOWIE TYPE KNIFE TINTYPE c1863
ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR BLACKSMITHS MAKE A LARGE BOWIE TYPE KNIFE TINTYPE c1863
ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR BLACKSMITHS MAKE A LARGE BOWIE TYPE KNIFE TINTYPE c1863
ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR BLACKSMITHS MAKE A LARGE BOWIE TYPE KNIFE TINTYPE c1863
ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR BLACKSMITHS MAKE A LARGE BOWIE TYPE KNIFE TINTYPE c1863

ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR BLACKSMITHS MAKE A LARGE BOWIE TYPE KNIFE TINTYPE c1863    ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR BLACKSMITHS MAKE A LARGE BOWIE TYPE KNIFE TINTYPE c1863
ORIGINAL - CIVIL WAR ERA BLACKSMITHS MAKE A LARGE BOWIE TYPE KNIFE TINTYPE c1863. CIVIL WAR BLACKSMITHS MAKE A LARGE BOWIE TYPE KNIFE. TWO YOUNG CIVIL WAR BLACKSMITHS WITH LEATHER APRONS, ONE WITH SHIN GUARDS OVER HIS BOOTS.

BOTH POSE FOR THIS UNIQUE PHOTO AFTER SETTING UP A LARGE ANVIL ON AN OLD AMMO BOX TYPE CRATE. THE BLACKSMITH ON THE RIGHT WITH A BALLPEEN HAMMER WEARS A SOILED LIGHT COLORED PIN-STRIPED BIB STYLED SHIRT. COMMONLY WORN BY CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS OF BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH. HAMMER TOGETHER CONSECUTIVELY TO MAKES THE LARGE BOWIE TYPE KNIFE USING TONGS TO HOLD IT IN POSITION. PERIOD PHOTOGRAPHER RETOUCHING OF THE SOLDIER ON THE RIGHTS PUPILS TO HIGHLIGHT THEM SLIGHTLY.

THIS IS COMMON PRACTICE IS THE EARLY DAYS OF PHOTOGRAPHY. VERY GOOD FOCUS AND CONTRAST.

DIMENSIONS: 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" (1/6 PLATE). This item is in the category "Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs". The seller is "topcat2001565758590" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, Canada.

  • Unit of Sale: Single Piece
  • Antique: Yes
  • Image Orientation: Portrait
  • Size: 3 1/2\
  • Signed: No
  • Image Color: Black & White
  • Material: Metal
  • Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
  • Framing: Unframed
  • Subject: Blacksmith, Bowie Knife
  • Vintage: No
  • Type: Photograph
  • Format: Tintype
  • Year of Production: 1863
  • Theme: Blacksmithing
  • Style: Documentary, Occupational
  • Features: 1st Edition, One of a Kind (OOAK)
  • Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
  • Production Technique: Tintype
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Finish: Glossy

ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR BLACKSMITHS MAKE A LARGE BOWIE TYPE KNIFE TINTYPE c1863    ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR BLACKSMITHS MAKE A LARGE BOWIE TYPE KNIFE TINTYPE c1863