Description: This is an Exceptional EMPTY Album to house the very best of your Cabinet Card Collection! Magnificent Antique Victorian Cabinet Card CDV Leather Photo Album with Brass Clasp in nearly original condition!!!Great leather over board covers with all over embossed floral primrose design on front and back covers and on the spineLeather covers have remarkably little wear - very slight on the back from sitting on a table or shelf, and on the front almost none. A very little wear on the spine. Slight edge wear in spots.Gilt edges on all three sides on all pages are all bright and shining - no discoloration or wearThis album is EMPTY - it has NO photographs includedLikely produced around 1881Heavy duty adjustable solid brass clasp.Bright brass clasp is like new - not tarnished and not polished. Clasp has 1875 and 1881 patent dates.No markings, names or writing insideHolds 32 Cabinet cards (30 Cab Cards and 2 larger Imperial Cab Cards) and 16 CDVs. Pages alternate in 3 colors, buff, off white and pale green. Some very light spotting on pages as shownMost pages are intact - 3 torn slots, 2 in Cabinet Cards and 1 in CDV Binding is 100% tight and intact - no tears, perfect end papers. Size 10 1/2" tall x 8 1/4" wide x 2 3/4" thickBinding is 100% intact - no breaks, tears or pulls. All original - no repairs, mending or damageNo markings, names or writing insideA really superior Cabinet Card album, binding tight and intact, cover is great, super quality bright brass clasp, overall in nearly original condition. We have handled many hundreds of these albums, and have seldom seen one this nice! BR
Price: 195 USD
Location: Marblehead, Massachusetts
End Time: 2025-01-22T19:00:10.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Photo Type: Cabinet Photo & CDV
Size: 10 1/2" tall x 8 1/4" wide x 2 3/4" thick
Color: Sepia
Date of Creation: 1880-1889
Material: Leather
Region of Origin: US
Subject: Floral
Modified Item: No
related to: Album Cabinet Card CDV Albumin Cyanotype
Size Type/Largest Dimension: Large (Greater than 10")
Type: Photograph Album
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Format: Cabinet Card
Year of Production: 1881
related 2: Daguerreotype Tintype Ambrotype Snapshot
Original/Reprint: Original Print
related 3: Edwardian Photograph Photo Scrapbook Victorian
Featured Refinements: Victorian Photo Album
Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)
Production Technique: Cabinet Cards and CDV
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
