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**the following description was lifted from same case, mine obviously has a different image but I’m trusting their research is correct**
Antique thermoplastic (gutta percha) union daguerreotype hinged case for a quarter plate image made by Krainik, Krainik and Walvoord #29, with an image of "Sir Roger de Coverly and the Gypsies" on the cover. According to the internet it was patented October 14, 1856.
It measures about 4 by 5 inches, hinges along the side with a red velvet insert on one side an brass mat with oval cutout on the other with a daguerrotype (I believe) image of a father and daughter on the other. Outside corners have some chipping. Otherwise in very good condition -- see pictures
