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royal marine yes or no
hi all,
i got this yesterday from ebay. i got it as it was an early photograph by a local man,richard ward & co belfast,and the young man may be local the young man was described as royal marine, private, c1890. i am happy with it,however i cant see any collar dogs and the belt buckle is unclear,even through a magnifying glass sorry my pics are not the best as i dont have a scanner what are your thoughts philip |
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Not a RMLI cuff, which were distictive.
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Last edited by Toby Purcell; 18-01-13 at 05:52 PM. |
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hi toby,
many thanks for a very full and interesting reply.ill be keeping this one safe,especally with the possible royal irish regt angle. philip |
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and/but the dreaded orthochromatic film might be rendering yellow as very dark ........ these pre-1920 photos provide a minefield regarding facing colours.
For those who have not heard of it, pre-1920 film usually renders the red/orange/yellow end of the spectrum as very dark, and the green/blue/indigo end as paler. However, it is suggested that the pastel shades [ie with white as a component] of yellow can be pale, and the greyer [with black as a component] shades of green blue can show as dark. A minefield, not fully understood, and inconsistent from one processing method to the next. A very difficult problem for tartan recognition, I might add. AVOID! |
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I agree with Grumpy about the problems with colour definition, although I imagine that the colour contrast with the white piping on the cuff is in our favour in this case. |
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