Daguerreotype Restoration

 

Cleans Tarnish from Daguerreotype Plates

Restores Original Color, Brightens the Image

 

Bringing a Daguerreotype Back to Life

Is your daguerreotype so dark you can barely see the image? Are there obvious tarnish discolorations on the image? How about areas that look like water spots? We can clean your daguerreotype.

We can remove most tarnish-related damage from a daguerreotype! A safe and trusted method published by Princeton University and used by PhotoTree.com for over eight years has amazed our clients. Their seemingly lost daguerreotype images were brought back to life.

Electro-Clean - Trusted Method of Cleaning

Princeton University's Mudd Library has published a successful method of cleaning tarnish from daguerreotypes. The method lifts the tarnish off the plate with no physical touching of the plate. (A link to the original Princeton site is listed below)

PhotoTree.com has used this method for over six years with amazing and lasting results. We have modified the method slightly, using less acidic solutions which minimizes risk further.

Cleaning Examples

Our examples speak for themselves. (click on each image for larger version)

Cleaned Daguerreotype

Cleaned Dag

 
 

Sending the Daguerreotype

Unlike digital restoration that can be performed on a file, we must have the physical daguerreotype to conduct the restoration. We recommend sending it via one of the express shipment companies or Priority Mail with the U.S. Postal Service. Priority mail not only provides the box for the shipment but provides insurance and tracking.

Send us an email for details: info@phototree.com.

Cost

Costs is $110.00 plus return shipping. This includes cleaning and re-taping of the daguerreotype and a set of digital image files which includes before and after high resolution images.

 

Cleaned Dag

Cleaned Daguerreotype