Daguerreotype Plate SizesWhole plate 6-1/2" x 8-1/2"
Half plate 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
Quarter plate 3-1/4" x 4-1/4"
Sixth plate 2-3/4" x 3-1/4"
Ninth plate 2" x 2-1/2"
Sixteenth plate 1-3/8" x 1-5/8"
Ambrotypes and Tintypes
6½" x 8½" FULL-PLATE
4½" x 5½" (See NOTE below) HALF-PLATE
3 1/8" x 4 1/8"(See NOTE below) 1/4 plate
2 ½" x 3 " 1/6 plate
2" x 2 ½" 1/9 plate
1 5/8" x 2 1/8" 1/16 plate
NOTE: The sizes quoted above for half-plate and quarter-plate are a little different from 'normal' glass plate sizes. I don't know why.
Half-plate and whole plate sizes for glass plates are the appropriate proportions of whole-plate. i.e.
- 6.5 ins x 4.25 ins (half-plate)
- 4.25 ins x 3.25 ins (quarter-plate)
Small
The smaller tintype photos that I have seen are
1 ½" x 2 ½" and
½" x 1"
In both cases, they have been mounted on trade cards 4 x 2 ½ ins.
Large
I have also received an email from a collector in London who has a photograph of a young girl with dress, ear rings and rings painted over the original photo.
It is a tintype measuring 13 ins x 10 ins.
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