Imaging For a Catalogue Cover

The pick of my recent images for James and Sons.

INTRODUCTION

This post is about today at work. There was a lot of imaging to do for the cover of our March catalogue (auction takes place at Fakenham Racecourse on the 30th and 31st March), also a van to be loaded up with stuff for tomorrow’s auction, and I also got a few other lots imaged.

THE COVER IMAGES

The images for the cover of this catalogue spanned a great range of items, some of which I had already imaged but most of which needed doing today. The early lots to feature are 83, 110, 124 and 135, one a framed photograph and the other three military items…

83
Lot 83
110
Lot 110

110-a

124
Both sides of lot 124

124-a124-b

124-c
The naming on the rim of lot 124
136
Lot 136

136-a

Next we come to a selection of…

SMALL COINS

These coins, the first of which is lot 209 and the last 269, we done using the scanner at high resolution – and for safety I did both faces of each coin and assembled composite images.

209
Lot 209

209-a209-b

217
Lot 217

217-a217-b

220
Lot 220

220-a220-b

225
Lot 225

225-a225-b

227
Lot 227

227-a227-b

231
Lot 231

231-a231-b

241
Lot 241

241-a241-b

242
Lot 242

242-a242-b

243
Lot 243

243-a243-b

246
246

246-a246-b

238
Lot 238

238-a238-b

269
Lot 269

269-a269-b

We next have three items of ephemera, nos 301, 311 and 359:

301301-a

311
311 – five images in total

311-a311-b311-c311-d

359
359

We then come to four images of…

SPEEDWAY MEMORABILIA

420cover
Lot 420
421cover
Lot 421
Ex422(2)
An extract from Lot 422
Ex422
A second image of the extract from 422
Ex423
A single badge from lot 423

The last of the new images needed for the front cover were of…

A TOY, SOME PROOF COINS AND A JAPANESE MEDAL

The toy is lot 562, and I was particularly pleased by this choice for reasons that will be instantly obvious to anyone familiar with this blog! The Japanese medal is lot 686, part of small run of militaria in among the proof coins, of which lots 665 and 728 were also to feature on the cover.

562
I was particularly pleased that this toy (lot 562) was chosen to feature in our catalogue!

562-a

665
The full gallery for lot 665 starts here (six images total)

665-a665-d665-c665-b665-e

686
Lot 686

686-a686-c686-b

728
Lot 728

728-a728-c728-b

A HANDFUL OF GENERAL IMAGES TO END

The non-cover images I did today were less special, but a few are worth sharing:

390
An MCC tobacco pouch? Yes – at one time smokers versus non-smokers was a regular fixture.
437
Lot 442(two images)

437-a

484
Lot 484
442
Lot 485 (two images)

442-a

569
Lot 570
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Author: Thomas

I am a founder member and currently secretary of the West Norfolk Autism Group and am autistic myself. I am a very keen photographer and almost every blog post I produce will feature some of my own photographs. I am an avidly keen cricket fan and often post about that sport.

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