One of the problems with being a wet plate collodion tintype photographer is all the plates start to stack up! You end up with a big pile of plates waiting for mounting or display.

I started on my backlog this week and did some experimentation on mounting systems. For these plates I decided to drill a couple of tiny holes at the top and hang them with a chain. The best part is the chain slips off so the plate can be mounted in a frame. The holes won’t show or will not be noticeable. The removable chain also lets me put the plate in my paper holders to protect during shipment.

The hardest part of the exercise is how much I like all these plates! They will get hung on my wall and I will enjoy them but they are all for sale! So (hopefully) they will all go to someone else’s home in the near future and my wall will be left bare!

Of course, I just need to get out and shoot some more!

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