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A Victorian brass c1880 book shaped locket, shown closed on white background.
A Victorian brass c1880 book shaped locket, shown closed held in hand.
A Victorian brass c1880 book shaped locket, shown open and held in hand with the portrait of a boy inside.
A Victorian brass c1880 book shaped locket, shown open with a pair of tintype portraits of girls inside, on dark background.
A Victorian brass c1880 book shaped locket, shown open with a tintype portrait of a girl inside, on dark background.
Angled side view of Victorian brass c1880 book shaped locket, shown closed on dark textured background.
Back of Victorian brass c1880 book shaped locket, shown closed on dark textured background.
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c1880 Tintype Book Locket

A Victorian brass c1880 book shaped locket, shown closed on white background.
A Victorian brass c1880 book shaped locket, shown closed held in hand.
A Victorian brass c1880 book shaped locket, shown open and held in hand with the portrait of a boy inside.
A Victorian brass c1880 book shaped locket, shown open with a pair of tintype portraits of girls inside, on dark background.
A Victorian brass c1880 book shaped locket, shown open with a tintype portrait of a girl inside, on dark background.
Angled side view of Victorian brass c1880 book shaped locket, shown closed on dark textured background.
Back of Victorian brass c1880 book shaped locket, shown closed on dark textured background.
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A rare c1880 Victorian locket with the original tintypes inside. Designed as a book or photo album, with two pages inside, each side with the portrait of a child-- probably each of the owner's four children. Build in brass. 

Materials

Tintypes and Brass

Date

c1880

Condition

Good. One tintype is slightly bent.

Size

7/8 x 5/8" (not including bale)