Colleague asked me to scan some glass negatives

[Ronald_H]

Actually, he asked me what a good scanner would be for glass negatives. I told him that I expected a simple Epson V500 would do the trick and offered to make some scans for him.

I actually have not a shred of information on history, background, source, you name it, but boy, they look OLD.


Glass negative by Ronald_H, on Flickr

 

[oftheherd]

That's intrigueing. Do you plan to scan more?

 

[Ronald_H]

I'd be happy to. Saves him the money for the scanner ;-) Fascinating. Hope to find out more about the history.

 

[Peter_Jones]

My guess would be approx 1910 give or take a few years, judging by the black collar. This fashion was resurrected (in Britain at any rate) by the "Teddy Boys" in the 1950s - named after the "Edwardian" style coats. (Edwardian referring to King Edward VII's reign.)

I may be totally wrong however 🙂

 

[Ronald_H]

I scanned the rest of the negatives. There are 15 in total. They are packed in a cardboard box, burgundy in color with a faded beige label on it. All are from boys and men. Condition is poor, but technical quality is very good in most cases. My colleague bought them a few years back on a flea market in the French speaking part of Begium. You can find the whole series on my Flickr.


Flea market find - Glass negatives by Ronald_H, on Flickr

 

[basurf9]

I scanned the rest of the negatives. There are 15 in total. They are packed in a cardboard box, burgundy in color with a faded beige label on it. All are from boys and men. Condition is poor, but technical quality is very good in most cases. My colleague bought them a few years back on a flea market in the French speaking part of Begium. You can find the whole series on my Flickr.
Flea market find - Glass negatives by Ronald_H, on Flickr

That photo is haunting...

 

[Ronald_H]

That photo is haunting...

It is isn't it? I think it is the best of the series. Maybe I'll try to get a wet print out of it. And restore the scan digitally.