Man in Hat with Folk Art Car, Perfectly Scratchy and Atmospheric Antique Tintype silhouettte shows wear

shows wear

almost 100 years after Turpin's death

1913 to the Rayo Card Co

with the illustrations in great shape

And then the wonderfully hatched and crosshatched squares divided into quadrants on either side (with star inside circle on the heaven-ward side)

Man in Hat with Folk Art Car, Perfectly Scratchy and Atmospheric Antique Tintype silhouettte shows wearThis car or cart looks to be a cardboard prop; what I really love about it is how much it just feels like pure drawing. And for me the relatively poor quality of the tintype to begin with it, combined with the scratches it has accrued, make it all the better. And the grass of the ground underfoot, and the drape of the pinned up backdrop. All adds up to feeling much more artwork than fairground photo to me. 3 9 16" x 2 1 2". Surface scratches and some