In a message dated 8/8/2005 6:44:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Ferrotypes (often called Tintypes) were developed in the mid-1850s, and became the most popular form of photography for the general masses for several decades. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have several "tintypes" handed down from our CAPPS family. They appear as a light brown color and are in excellent condition. Trouble is- I cannot identifiy "who is who" since nothing was written down to identify them. Will scanning/ copying (light) affect the quality of these pictures? Nancy