I'm an archivist and all around history geek. My Practical Archivist blog is packed with free tips on how to organize and preserve family treasures -- especially photographs.
I have a big love for things I like to call beautiful anachronisms.
A beautiful anachronism is a treasure that has washed up from another time. I'm thrilled by Victorian steampunk items made out of mahogany, brass and velvet. But I also adore candy-colored plastic 1970s kitsch, especially when it involves 8-Tracks.
I'm slightly craft-impaired, but delight in seeing what crafty folks can do to recycle obsolete technology and other unwanted items. I discovered curbly thanks to DIY Maven's fantastic CD recycling post.
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By practicalarchivist Ambrotype or Daguerreotype? A quick and easy way to tell the difference
There are two types of cased images that date back to the 1800s: ambrotypes and daguerreotypes.
The quick and easy way to tell the difference between the two is that a daguerreotype will look like a mirror when you move it in the light. An ambrotype will not.
I was thinking about this the other day when » READ MORE
Ambrotype or Daguerreotype? A quick and easy way to tell the difference
By practicalarchivist Ambrotype or Daguerreotype? A quick and easy way to tell the differenceThere are two types of cased images that date back to the 1800s: ambrotypes and daguerreotypes.
The quick and easy way to tell the difference between the two is that a daguerreotype will look like a mirror when you move it in the light. An ambrotype will not.
I was thinking about this the other day when I pu » READ MORE
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