The Pannotype – a photograph made by wet collodion process on a black-waxed textile support – was introduced by the firm Wülff & Co. The Pannotype is an extremely rare example of an early photographic process. It was only produced for a very short time between 1853 and 1860. The underexposed collodion negative print was detached from the original glass base and then transferred to black oilcloth, leather or even wood. The big advantage was an unbreakable picture. Unfortunately the picture base desiccated rapidly, the emulsion cracked and the pictures deteriorated very quickly. Only few pannotypes have survived until today. Please check my other auctions for more vintage photos. In most cases, the actual original photos are much clearer than the posted images.