The MAGNETIC PULL of wicker

One wouldn't think that wicker was the least bit magnetic, but here we have this poor child struggling with all her might to extricate herself from this black hole of magnetic wicker. Believe it or not.


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And for another mysterious question visit The DARK SIDE of Charlie. Warning: not for the weak of heart or easily frightened. I will not be held responsible for any nightmares that may be caused by viewing the extraordinary image of...The DARK SIDE of Charlie.

More KIDS WITH WICKER!

Don't you like the idea that there's someone out there buying up all the kids with wicker shots they can find hoping to control the market?


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When you CAN'T SEE THE FOREST for the man

I don't find pristine tintypes. I find tintypes that are bent, and jagged, and scuffed. But somehow the rosy cheeks always manage to come through the turmoil of 100+ years. This particular image has more damage than you can imagine. Right through the horizontal middle it's severely bent. I'm actually surprised it scanned as nicely as it did.

So would you call the scratches patina? In this case patina brings down the photos value which means it's cheap enough for me to buy.

My imaginings say this fellow had this shot taken in San Francisco and that he was of Italian descent. The truth is, I have no idea. He could be a pool hustler from Poughkeepsie. Or perhaps he was in a tour group of famous faces and his job was to pretend to be Bat Masterson. Heck, almost all guys back then seem to have looked like Bat Masterson. That's the problem with these old images. Everyone looks like a cardboard cut-out.

So I give you "Cardboard Cut-Out of Man With Trees."