Crisp seated portrait of a dashing couple featuring minimal hand-tinting. (Light spotting to plate, minor tarnishing to edges, spotting to mat, oxidation to preserver.) Housed in a fully separated pressed paper case (surface wear and cracking). -- Group portrait of two older women who appear to be twins, and a young girl wearing a plaid dress. (Heavy tarnishing to edges and a few spots of tarnishing to plate, spotting to plate, heavy oxidation to mat, no preserver present.) Housed in a half leatherette case (heavy surface wear). -- And 6 other examples including one with mat stamped for McClees of Philadelphia, most without full cases. -- Together, 8 half plate daguerreotype portraits of pairs and trios.