The deluxe third edition plus the spiral supplement updated in 2024! A combined 843 pages and thousands of color photos of nineteenth century photographic cases.

This third edition is much more extensive and complete than the second edition. It is 765 pages with 99+% of all images in full color -- over 2000 pictures.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
How to Use the Book
Rarity Factor & Price; Legend
History of the Miniature Case
Union Case Hinges
Historical Derivation of Thermoplastic Case Designs
Case Sizes
Summary of the Thermoplastic Case Manufacturing Companies
Summary of Die Sinkers and Engravers: Thermoplastic Cases
Summary of the Non-Thermoplastic Case Manufacturing Companies
Summary of Die Sinkers and Engravers: Non-Thermoplastic Cases
Summary of Patents Relating to the Miniature Case
Brass Mats
Page Location of Cases
Case Manufacturers
Case Engravers
Price Guide
Page Location of Supplemental Illustrations

Chapter 1 Thermoplastic Cases
Historical including Patriotic, Military, Architecture
Religion and Mythology
Agriculture
People, Pets
Hobbies including Music, Chess

Chapter 2 Thermoplastic Cases
Fruit, Vegetables
Flowers
Birds
Sea Shells
Belt & Buckles

Chapter 3 Thermoplastic Cases
Geometric Designs

Chapter 4 Leather and Paper Cases
Historical including Patriotic, Military, Architecture
Religion and Mythology
People
Hobbies including Music
By known Manufacturers

Chapter 5 Leather and Paper Cases
Flowers
Animals
Geometric
By known manufacturers and engravers
Miscellaneous
Japanese
Scovill Family Case
with hand painting behind glass
with hand painted enameled designs

Chapter 6 Cases of Other Types of Construction
Gesso front applied to a Leather case
Thermoplastic front applied to a Papier Mache case
Velvet
with metal corner ornaments or gilt design
with painting behind glass
with daguerreotype behind glass
with Mother of Pearl cameo
Papier Mache
with Mother of Pearl inlay and hand painting
with only hand painting
miscellaneous types
with Mother of Pearl and metal inlay
with Mother of Pearl and silver wire inlay
Tortoise
with Mother of Pearl and metal inlay
Mother of Pearl
with Abalone shell
with Tortoise shell
with metal emblem applied
with painting behind glass
with hand painted porcelain inlay
Enamel
Wood
with hand painting under glass
Metal
Halvorson case
Eureka case
gem size, miscellaneous metal
watch case
Miscellaneous
celluloid, snake skin, cloth
Stiles case

Chapter 7 Wall Frames
Thermoplastic
Square, Rectangular, Octagonal and CDV
Oval
Metal

Chapter 8 Collar Boxes

Chapter 9 Stereoscopic Cases, Miscellaneous
Stereoscopic Cases
Mascher
Shew
Kilbum
Stull
Claudet
Baker
Presentation Case, Watch Case, Coin Case
Card Holder, Stick Pin
Note Pad, Match Safe, Snuff Case
Cribbage Box
Game Box, Miscellaneous Boxes
Photographic albums

Chapter 10 Modern Reproductions and Modern Cases
Simulating thermoplastic, Wood
Late Arrivals

Bibliography
About The Author

Supplement:

Updated in 2024!

This supplement remains as a work in progress. It is the compendium of only those nineteenth century photographic cases which I have deemed worthy of recording and which I have seen since 2016 when the third edition of my book Nineteenth Century Photographic Cases and Wall Frames was published.

Undoubtedly more items will surface in the future but the rate at which this is happening has slowed to less than a trickle. Certainly, it would have been better and more convenient for the user had I integrated them into the third edition. Such would have required revising the total page layout of that text, a tremendous task of time, energy and expense. The resulting volume would be close to eight hundred pages and cost of production would render the final product cost prohibitive to the buyer. Also, there would be little demand for it especially from those who already have the last edition. Perhaps in the future the original work can be divided into two volumes with the supplementary material included in the appropriate page location. All references to the 3rd edition refer to that printing of Nineteenth Century Photographic Cases and Wall Frames.