The FAQ

Where are we located ?

We are in Paris, France.

Where do we sell ?

We ship anywhere in the world. For expensive and fragile items, we recommend that you take a special insurance. Everything is carefully packed and boxed. More information on the shipping info page.

How much does a photograph or stereoview costs ?

We are selling artistic material. The price doesn't depend not only of the used technology, or it's very old or not, but if we find that its a beautiful image or not, or if it's a rare/difficult to find item. Some examples :

• For a small photograph, the price can be from $5 to $50 (or more).
• A postcard can cost from $10 to $200.
• An autochrome can be quiet expensive. $50 and below.
• Stereoviews are even more expensive.
• A beautiful nude stereoview sell for $200 (like the one on the first page).
• A nude photograph, color stereo autochrome can't be less than $500.
• A Daguerreotype can be $100, or $20,000 or $120,000 [ Clouds ].

What is an autochrome, stereoview etc. ?

Briefly :

• An autochrome is a color slide on glass, invented by the Lumieres Brothers in 1904.
• A stereview is made by two pictures side by side. The pictures are not exactly the same, because they they where take by two lenses separated by a few inches. When you look at a stereoview through a viewer, you see it in 3D. It's real 3D, since its exactly what you would have seen with your eyes. Try it once, and you'll become addicted !

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