{"id":10473,"date":"2016-08-09T12:49:06","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T12:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fourtoes.co.uk\/iblog\/?p=10473"},"modified":"2019-08-28T17:54:24","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T17:54:24","slug":"a-productive-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fourtoes.co.uk\/iblog\/a-productive-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"A productive weekend…"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been a busy few weeks and the next few weekends are booked up with more events.<\/p>\n

A couple of weeks ago I was in West Wales jumping off cliffs into the sea (Coasteering) with my old school friend Andrew, an excellent time, I can well recommend it. On the drive down I called at a few remote antique shops, it would have been silly not to. There wasn’t a great deal of interest. I picked up a few decent books for Steph and then is the last shop I call at I find these two items…<\/p>\n

At first I thought this was a plate but soon my excitement abated and it was just a decent albumen print. I say “just” because if it was an actual plate it would have been amazing.<\/p>\n

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I also picked up this on second glance, a framed albumen memorial print of the Tay Bridge Disaster<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“These tickets were Collected at St Fort Station, on 28th December, 1879, by Robert Morris, Agent; Wm, Friend, Ticket Collector; and Alex Inglis, Porter, from the Passengers who lost their lives by the Fall of the Tay Bridge”<\/p>\n

Top Left CDV: David Mitchell – Engine Driver Aged 37<\/p>\n

Top Right CDV: John Marshall – Stoker \/ Fireman Aged 24<\/p>\n

Bottom Left CDV: David McBeath – Guard Aged 44<\/p>\n

Bottom Right CDV: David Johnson – Guard Aged 24<\/p>\n

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This Saturday we had a drive out to Wetherby and an antique fair, and found a few little things. A plate camera needing some work, A Victorian Dinner Jacket and Fishtail Trousers (more about that later), and a few photographic bits n pieces.<\/p>\n

A small ambrotype that was covered in dust. I had noticed another chap “running” around buying up all things photographic so didn’t have much hope of finding anything, but this was just sitting on the edge of a stall where I bought the plate camera. Blew the dust off and its a nice little plate.<\/p>\n

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Picked up this Cabinet Portrait from another stall as I thought it was funny! A Cabinet Portrait!<\/p>\n

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This hand coloured ambrotype has suffered some damage inside but I’m reluctant to take this one apart.<\/p>\n

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I also picked up a box of Stereo negatives but I’ll do a separate blog post about those once I’ve digitised them in my lunch break later.<\/p>\n

Then on Sunday I was asked along to Lincolnshire Monochrome Group to give a talk and demo about wetplate. I’m not a big fan of public speaking but any excuse to shoot some plates! It seemed to go down very well and was enthusiastically received. I’ll see if I can get some digi pics that the members took and post some up here.<\/p>\n

Back to those Fishtail trousers…. This weekend I’ll be attending the Phoenix Alternative Festival<\/a> at Llanfyllin Workhouse<\/a> with Moo Pa and Patrick Ballanger. We’ve been invited along to set up a wet plate studio as part of the festival, and it seemed only fitting that we dress the part. So I’ll be dressed as a Victorian Navvy<\/a> sort of thing, so have been sourcing a costume on the cheap the past few weeks.<\/p>\n

A blog post for sure after the weekends events. We’ve also got the Llanthony Priory weekend coming up and a trip to St Andrews for the Photography Festival thats taking place this month.<\/p>\n

Busy, Busy Busy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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