This is an Exceptional EMPTY Album to house the very best of your Cabinet Card Collection!
Magnificent Antique Victorian Cabinet Card CDV Leather Photo Album with Brass Clasp in nearly original condition!!!
Great leather over board covers with all over embossed floral primrose design on front and back covers and on the spine
Leather covers have remarkably little wear - very slight on the back from sitting on a table or shelf, and on the front almost none. A very little wear on the spine. Slight edge wear in spots.
Gilt edges on all three sides on all pages are all bright and shining - no discoloration or wear
This album is EMPTY - it has NO photographs included
Likely produced around 1881
Heavy duty adjustable solid brass clasp.
Bright brass clasp is like new - not tarnished and not polished. Clasp has 1875 and 1881 patent dates.
No markings, names or writing inside
Holds 32 Cabinet cards (30 Cab Cards and 2 larger Imperial Cab Cards) and 16 CDVs.
Pages alternate in 3 colors, buff, off white and pale green. Some very light spotting on pages as shown
Most pages are intact - 3 torn slots, 2 in Cabinet Cards and 1 in CDV
Binding is 100% tight and intact - no tears, perfect end papers.
Size 10 1/2" tall x 8 1/4" wide x 2 3/4" thick
Binding is 100% intact - no breaks, tears or pulls. All original - no repairs, mending or damage
No markings, names or writing inside
A really superior Cabinet Card album, binding tight and intact, cover is great, super quality bright brass clasp, overall in nearly original condition. We have handled many hundreds of these albums, and have seldom seen one this nice!