SAMUEL COLT Firearm Innovator Cabinet Card Photo NRA A++ Vintage CDV RP for Sale

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SAMUEL COLT Firearm Innovator Cabinet Card Photo NRA A++ Vintage CDV RP For Sale

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SAMUEL COLT Firearm Innovator Cabinet Card Photo NRA A++ Vintage CDV RP:
$12.99

Handmade historical reproduction Cabinet Card. The photograph is a Fujifilm Archival Quality Matte Print from the original photograph. Each card has a short bio on the reverse which makes it useful as a history teaching tool in addition to interesting, enjoyable art.Overall card size is approximately 4.75\" x 7.25\"First Class Shipping in US. See Global Shipping Program for International.The cabinet card was a style of photograph which was widely used for photographic portraiture from the 1860’s through the early part of the 20th Century.It consisted of a thin albumen photographic paper print mounted on a card typically measuring 4¼ by 6½ inches (108 by 165 mm). They are often confused with Carte de Visité (CDV), a similar but smaller format introduced around 1854 in France. CDV’s were very popular during the American Civil War. They tended to be much smaller in a standard 2-1/2\" x 4\" format.“Cabinet Card” portraits were often presented and exchanged by individuals of position, and social standing. They came to often replace the “calling card” as a currency of social exchange and introduction. They were often kept and displayed in glass “cabinets” to demonstrate acquaintance or connection in some way with the notables pictured in the portraits.