Augustus Washington promoted his daguerrean enterprise in a variety of ways, from eye-catching newspaper advertisements and Hartford city directory listings to trade cards and a published broadside. He also routinely employed custom-stamped brass mats and embossed leather presentation cases bearing his name and business address, when packaging the portraits produced in his Main Street gallery. Sixth-plate format, embossed leather case, circa 1850 Image courtesy The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT 
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