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ORIGINAL!RARE ! 1880s DUMONTHIER FRENCH CANE GUN COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT CABINET PHOTO
DUMONTHIER FRENCH CANE GUN COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT 1880s CABINET PHOTO
RARE 1880s COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT CABINET CARD.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE, ORIGINAL 19TH-CENTURY CABINET CARD PHOTOGRAPH DEPICTING A DUMONTHIER FRENCH CANE GUN VARIATION.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A HISTORICAL PAPER PHOTOGRAPH ONLY. THERE IS NO FIREARM, NO WEAPON, AND NO AMMUNITION INCLUDED IN THIS sale. IT IS A 100% COMPLIANT PAPER HISTORICAL COLLECTIBLE.
UNLIKE TYPICAL VICTORIAN PORTRAITS, THIS PHOTOGRAPH FEATURES NO SITTER. IT IS A CLEAN, STARK PRODUCT SHOT OF THE COVERT SYSTEM DISPLAYED AGAINST A SOLID WHITE STUDIO BACKGROUND. HISTORICALLY, THESE STANDALONE OBJECT IMAGES WERE USED AS SALESMAN SAMPLES AND COMMERCIAL CATALOG RECORDS FOR WEALTHY MERCHANTS AND CLIENTS LOOKING TO ORDER THE DISGUISED PIECE BY FAMOUS FRENCH GUNSMITH JOSEPH-CELESTIN DUMONTHIER.
- PHOTOGRAPHER IMPRINT: BLIND EMBOSSED IMPRINTED ON THE LOWER FRONT BY THE HISTORIC AND WELL-KNOWN \"ARMSTRONG\" STUDIO OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.
- TIMELINE: THE STARK WHITE BACKGROUND STYLE CONTEXTUALIZES THIS PIECE PERFECTLY TO THE LATE 1870S OR EARLY 1880S, ALIGNING DIRECTLY WITH THE PEAK ERA OF EXCLUSIVE EUROPEAN CURIOSA IMPORTATION.
- DETAILS SHOWN: THE HIGH-CONTRAST IMAGE BEAUTIFULLY DETAILS THE EXTENDED SILHOUETTE, THE FAMOUS TWIST-OPEN BREECH LOADING MECHANISM COLLAR JOINT JUST BELOW THE HORN \"L\" GRIP, AND THE PROTECTIVE MUZZLE FERRULE CAP.
ORIGINAL ANTIQUE PAPER ITEM WITH AUTHENTIC AGE AND WEAR COHERENT WITH AN 1880s PHOTO. PLEASE REVIEW ALL HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGES TO ASSESS CONTINUOUS BORDER QUALITY, PHOTOGRAPHER IMPRINT, AND CARD STOCK INTEGRITY.THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY UNIQUE CROSSOVER PIECE PERFECT FOR REGIONAL ILLINOIS HISTORIANS, 19TH-CENTURY MILITARIA ENTHUSIASTS, FRENCH CURIOSA COLLECTORS, AND ANTIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY PURSUERS A LIKE.
SHARP FOCUS WITH VERY FINE CONTRAST
SHIPPED SECURELY IN A CLEAR TOP LOADER TO PREVENT BENDING.
(please see pictures).
THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR A COPY
PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE response AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.
