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Wonderful Fancy AntiqueCivil War Vintage Leather Padded Carte de Visite Photo Album
Partly full, or great to display your collection.
DESCRIPTION: This is a nice example of a classic original Civil War/Victorian period Carte de Visite photo album. Used to hold carte de visite size photos and tintypes, the most popular photo medium of that day.
This is a nicealbum, containing13 pages, with total room for 26 standard size carte de visite photos. It is approximately half full of original photos. Two of them appear to be royalty, possibly Queen Victoria. There is also a nice outdoor scene of a family, although it may be a cut out photo rather than a CdV.
The album has aNICE BROWN & GOLD LEATHER EMBOSSED PATTERN ON THE FRONT & BACK, w/gold trimmed pages, and a fancy, intact perfectly working original brass hinge (hinges are often missing, but THIS ALBUM IS PERFECT). The album binding is in perfect condition, as is the rest of it, including leather covers and pages.
YOU WILL NOT FIND A NICER ANTIQUE CIVIL WAR C de V ALBUM THAN THIS ONE!!!
Measures 4" x 5 1/4" x 1 1/4" thick.
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS!!!
SHIPPING TERMS:
Buyer pays$8.50shipping.
