Bronwen, Is the metal copper? These sure sound like copper plate photographs used for printing. Cheers, Dave David Harvey Senior Conservator & Museum Conservator Los Angeles CA. USA www.cityofangelsconservation.weebly.com On Sep 29, 2016 8:37 AM, "Bronwen Sanders" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > The Buggy Museum received two items that are a mystery for us. Can anyone > help? They are wooden blocks, 7/8" depth, different height and length. > They have flat metal plates nailed to the block. The metal has an image, > but it is a negative image and we can identify the men. But since this is > out of my area, I don't know if these are negatives? Tintypes? They are > different from all other negatives and tintypes that we currently have in > our collection. I can send photos to anyone off list if you can help. > > -- > Bronwen Anderson-Sanders, Executive Director > Mifflinburg Buggy Museum > 598 Green Street, Mifflinburg, PA 17844 > 570-966-1355 > www.buggymuseum.org > *Get on the PATH - Preserve American Transportation History* > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).