Well, my etsy store, Wilkes Vintage Finds is about to enter its seventh month of items for sale. It has been quite a learning experience for me. I have learned a great deal about many types of vintage / antique items. My first sale was a daguerrotype photo. It had sustained some damage in storage and the customer decided to cancel the sale. I, subsequently deleted the photo with half leather case from the inventory.
That photo led to my listing of Antique Carte-de-Visites. I have 19 for sale at the present time. I have learned about vintage photography in the process. All of my Carte-de-Visites, which is a French term, are from the 19th century. Most seem to be from the Civil War or just after.
These photographs were made of albumen, which is derived from egg protein. This process creates a paper-thin consistency with the photographic image. The albumen print is then attached to a card stock backing. Most carte-de-visite card stock is 4" X 2 1/2."
Due to age and display usage, many of these photos may have tears or soil marks. There were many photographers throughout the US which made these carte-de-visites. My items are all either from New York or Missouri. One, in particular, reads Centennial Photo from 1876.
Until my next post...
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- Valerie Jeanne Hynson
- Wilkesboro, NC, United States
- My interest with writing began by composing poems about nature in my childhood. I also co-wrote a play in my 4th grade class when I lived in New Rochelle, NY. It generated enough positive feedback that my class put on the play in the school auditorium. I was fortunate to have a lead part. After my high school graduation, I entered the working world. For over 30 years I have been steadily gaining writing, editing and digital publishing skills. I began by composing letters and emails to company clients. I contributed to articles written for The Commuters Register based in Windsor, CT. Since 2009, I have added social media, digital publishing and blogging here in Wilkesboro, NC. Since 2010, I write ad copy for the listing descriptions for each of my 3 Internet shops open at Etsy.com. In 2012, I entered a poem about my dog Red in the World Poetry Contest. The poem was chosen for publication. I have written articles for the Winston-Salem Frugal Living Examiner and Hub Pages. In 2012, I acquired The Wilkes Gazette digital newspaper that was renamed the Wilkes County Gazette in 2014. I write under both my own name and my pen name, Jeanne Armonk.
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