Three Stoic Swimmers with Painted Backdrop, Antique Tintype fine cut paper so how much competition there

so how much competition there was for the top spot is unknown

but I’d be much more inclined to hang this one—Native Aboriginal Australian and made of mulga wood—on the wall

11 1/4 x 6” t x 1 1/2” d

Hinges in excellent shape

a favorite stopping place (1200 miles off the coast of Angola) for Vineyard whalers in the 19th century

Three Stoic Swimmers with Painted Backdrop, Antique Tintype fine cut paper so how much competition thereI just really like these three can't quite tell if their heads are sticking through the backdrop to join with printed bodies or not! With plenty of scratches and aging to the tintype, which in this case I think makes it better and all the more atmospheric. 3 3 4 x 2 1 2. Clipped corners and all over wear and scratching as evident, no major bends.