Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #2, c. 1850s antique toys minor bends and surface scratching

minor bends and surface scratching

Stereographs came into widespread use in the second half of the 19th century

The metal I believe is bronze

I found this one at the estate sale of an avid art (and small animal) collector in Kansas City

which is fun but also a lot of scrolling through a lot that are not at all interesting

Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #2, c. 1850s antique toys minor bends and surface scratchingSince finding a bundle of antique seaweed pressings from the Isle of Wight a few months ago, I've been looking for more, and so was thrilled to recently find a portfolio of seven of them, which are larger inn size and more varied than the last. They came nicely preserved inside a large piece of paper with folded edges, with "Specimens of Sea Weeds for Mrs. Bindle" hand written on the front. There is a watermark on one piece dated 1852 with the printer