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Preferred term

Union cases  

Definition(s)

  • Plastic molded book-like cases for daguerreotypes or ambrotypes, often decorated in relief; patented in the United States in 1854 by Samuel Peck; more durable than handmade cases, they are now collectors' items

Synonym(s)

  • Ambrotype cases
  • Cases, union
  • Daguerreotype cases, union cases
  • Thermoplastic cases, union cases

Notation

  • 112989

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-JBSXBC0Q-2

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