Description:Baseball umpire tintype c.1880. An individual dressed in the manner of a baseball umpire is pictured wearing a brimmed pillbox cap and holding a bird cage style mask. Set in a studio with an outdoor scene backdrop, the image shows excellent clarity and contrast. Housed in its original decorative brass casing set in hinged Union case. Fine overall condition. Measures 3 1/4"x3 3/4": EX