How-To Guides
Preserving Antique Photos: A Guide to Protecting Tintypes & Daguerreotypes
You've found a box of your great-grandparents' photos, but some aren't paper. They're heavy, metallic, and strangely captivating. These tintypes and daguerreotypes are family treasures, but they're also fragile artifacts that require special care. This guide explains how to handle and store them.
Patrick Moore • June 27, 2026