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JWFilips
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My fondest childhood memory from the 50's was twin chrome revolvers in right and left holsters ( Mattel) They shot plastic bullets and used "greenie stickum" caps on the cases! The Belt buckle held a derringer pistol that popped out and shot if you touched something ( can't remember)
My brother "Bernie" and his wife, Deloris always got me the coolest presents when I was a child!. The continued that tradition when my son was growing up in the 80's. That brother is gone 10 years now but we still have a family dinner where Deloris attends, along with my oldest last sister-in-law, Bev.
My brother "Bernie" and his wife, Deloris always got me the coolest presents when I was a child!. The continued that tradition when my son was growing up in the 80's. That brother is gone 10 years now but we still have a family dinner where Deloris attends, along with my oldest last sister-in-law, Bev.
smokeywolf
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I had boots, jeans and western shirts, but no chaps, vests or hats. Had the lever gun that fired the plastic bullets. My sidearm was a "Fanner 50". Had a belt & holster, but that was only for when we went out to shoot the real thing. Still have Dad's, Mom's, Sis's and my belts and holsters.
We actually did more shootin' time around the neighborhood with homemade rubber-band guns.
I did see to it that my two youngest boys had cap-guns, then air-soft, followed by the real thing.
We actually did more shootin' time around the neighborhood with homemade rubber-band guns.
I did see to it that my two youngest boys had cap-guns, then air-soft, followed by the real thing.
StrawHat
Well-Known Member
All the rifles are left handed. Are glass negatives reversed?View attachment 38756
Washington, D.C., circa 1923. "Daniel Boone group." When I was a kid I had all their albums. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative.
Looking at that guy on the left and his "Left hand " Flintlock
It could be Ian's relative
Kevin
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
plate is backwards, like the one showing Billy the Kid as a lefty with a left handed Winchester 1873.View attachment 38756
Washington, D.C., circa 1923. "Daniel Boone group." When I was a kid I had all their albums. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative.
Looking at that guy on the left and his "Left hand " Flintlock
It could be Ian's relative
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Either the plate is reversed, or the three guys are all left-handed, because the powder horns and the knife are on their right sides. I vote for a reversed plate.
Ian
Notorious member
I went to Shorpy and found out that the plate is reversed on this one of five taken that day based on the set and apparently the label on the negative is backwards too, but I couldn't make it out. The only other clues I came up with is the man on the left has his ribbon pinned on the wrong side and the placket of his shirt has buttons on the wrong side. Contrary to that, the boy and man on left are both wearing their belts backwards if the plate is reversed. No wedding bands or other giveaways that I could make out for certain. I thought the yellow rose petals on the tarp were interesting.
RBHarter
West Central AR
Through the years I've been afield with lots of friends.
One particular trip had 6-7 of us out and 4 of us shot lefty .
Of my 4 kids 1 is a lefty ......ambi , but right eyed ...... Oddly enough he's the only lefty I know of 2 generations back and 2 forward .
It looks like a family so really it wouldn't be weird to have 3/5 lefty .
One particular trip had 6-7 of us out and 4 of us shot lefty .
Of my 4 kids 1 is a lefty ......ambi , but right eyed ...... Oddly enough he's the only lefty I know of 2 generations back and 2 forward .
It looks like a family so really it wouldn't be weird to have 3/5 lefty .
JonB
Halcyon member
I didn't have no fringe, no chaps, no hat, no vest, but I did have a pair of hand-me-down holsters. I'm not sure if they were my older Brother's or maybe Uncle's? anyway, they were real leather, nothing fancy...I still got 'em somewhere. There were several different cap pistols that got put in those holsters...the cap pistols always ended up getting busted.
JWFilips
Well-Known Member
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I printed hundreds of glass plates. I never reversed any because the emulsion side gets placed against the photo paper. most are very sharp in detail. If the plate is reversed it is slightly out of focus because the image is 1/8 inch away from the photo paper!
A daguerreotype ( Image on metal, usually tin) or an ambrotype ( Image on glass that is a negative but is viewed on a black background behind it) is reversed because you are viewing the actual plat that was in the camera facing the lens!
My take is that Shorpy and others are scaning these plates electronically and do not know which side should be down for the scan!
Modern digital error
I printed hundreds of glass plates. I never reversed any because the emulsion side gets placed against the photo paper. most are very sharp in detail. If the plate is reversed it is slightly out of focus because the image is 1/8 inch away from the photo paper!
A daguerreotype ( Image on metal, usually tin) or an ambrotype ( Image on glass that is a negative but is viewed on a black background behind it) is reversed because you are viewing the actual plat that was in the camera facing the lens!
My take is that Shorpy and others are scaning these plates electronically and do not know which side should be down for the scan!
Modern digital error