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I am a tintype photographer and I have been making small, traditional cases for my images for a few years now. In the 1860s, these cases had embossed foil mats and "preserver" frames on the interior, both as a decoration as well as to help shield the image inside from the elements.
I have been replicating a set of originals with a pair of cast resin dies that I made. They work ok, but the detail isn't as crisp, and the dies have a tendency to break which causes me to have to make a new set. Its a messy, elaborate process and I don't really have time for that anymore. In addition, I'd like to make some different sized cases, and finding originals to replicate in some of these sizes is not something that is easy, if at all possible, especially if I want to do a different size than was traditionally produced.
It would be amazing if I could have some new dies made, possibly with a new design so that these cased images are able to be differentiated from antiques. There have been times where modern tintype images have been passed off as antiques on auction sites, and being able to do a non-traditional sized image with a new embossed design would flag these as "new" out the gate.
I've attached a couple photos. This set is approximately 2"x2.5" in size. Is this possible for someone to make, and if so how much could I expect a project like this to cost?
I am a tintype photographer and I have been making small, traditional cases for my images for a few years now. In the 1860s, these cases had embossed foil mats and "preserver" frames on the interior, both as a decoration as well as to help shield the image inside from the elements.
I have been replicating a set of originals with a pair of cast resin dies that I made. They work ok, but the detail isn't as crisp, and the dies have a tendency to break which causes me to have to make a new set. Its a messy, elaborate process and I don't really have time for that anymore. In addition, I'd like to make some different sized cases, and finding originals to replicate in some of these sizes is not something that is easy, if at all possible, especially if I want to do a different size than was traditionally produced.
It would be amazing if I could have some new dies made, possibly with a new design so that these cased images are able to be differentiated from antiques. There have been times where modern tintype images have been passed off as antiques on auction sites, and being able to do a non-traditional sized image with a new embossed design would flag these as "new" out the gate.
I've attached a couple photos. This set is approximately 2"x2.5" in size. Is this possible for someone to make, and if so how much could I expect a project like this to cost?