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There are numerous and fairly accurate methods to date a cabinet
card. With careful consideration of a combination of the methods, you should be able to pin point the origin of a cabinet card to within 5
years or closer.
The different methods will be covered in the following categories:
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Type of mounting card
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Artwork and printing ink on card
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Borders, edges, and corners of the card
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The photographic paper
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The picture setting, dress, and hair styles
Extensive comparison guides and samples are provided to match your
cabinet card. Click on each category you wish to compare your photograph to:
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Card Stock
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Learn the significance of early raw paste board
and later gloss finished mounts
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Artwork & Printing
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Colors, stylish script, and art adorned evolved
over specific time. Learn when.
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Border & Edges
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Borders and other features came into favor at
various times.
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Photo Paper
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The photo process used can be a very important
step to the serious investigator.
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Setting, Dress, Clothes
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Styles changed, and are identifiable just like
today.
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Card Stock
Early photographic paper was very, very thin, and mounting it to a
more durable card was necessary for its survival. Tracking the
evolution of this card stock is one of the easiest, most dependable
method of dating a cabinet card.
However, it must be cautioned that while a certain photograph could
not have been created before the associated card stock came into
production, excess of card inventory by a photographer could result in
its use after that type of card was out of production and out of popular
use.
As card stock evolved, it became more attractive and sophisticated.
The evolutions is easy to follow.
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