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"The Inventor" Daguerreotype.

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Portrait of Louis Daguerre, the French man who invented the Daguerreotype photography process. Beautiful image. 1/6th plate 2 - 5/8" x 3 - 1/4" of Daguerre sitting beside machine to make dags. In leather case. Extremely rare and of historical importance, Condition (Excellent.). Size 3 - 3/4" L.CORRECTION: This is not a portrait of Louis Daguerre and the invention is not a machine to make the daguerreotype.

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"The Inventor" Daguerreotype.

Name: \"The Inventor\" Daguerreotype.
SKU: 32185653
Price: 2750 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,000 - $2,000

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