Как заказывали фотографические бланки в Америке в 1899 году..

Просто. Технологично. По каталогу.

Раздел I. Сток простых, неименных бланков для наклейки снимков. Обратная сторона без литографии.
Вариации: размер / цвет лицевой стороны / цвет обратной стороны x/ края бланка (прямые, скругленные) / обрез простой или окрашенный.



Cabinet Card (6 1/2 X 4) – CABINET MOUNTS (COLLINS’)

Type	Color & ..
PLAIN EDGES, ENAMELED BACK, PLAIN FACE	Rose or primrose
PLAIN EDGES, ENAMELED BACK, PLAIN FACE	Rose or primrose, flowered backs
PLAIN EDGES, ENAMELED BOTH SIDES	Bottle green, Garnet
PLAIN EDGES, ENAMELED BOTH SIDES	Cream
PLAIN EDGES, ENAMELED BOTH SIDES	White and Cream
PLAIN EDGES, ENAMELED FACE, PLAIN BACKS	Мaroon and Gray
PLAIN EDGES, ENAMELED FACE, PLAIN BACKS	Мaroon and gray, gold border
PLAIN EDGES, ENAMELED FACE, PLAIN BACKS	Мaroon and Tea
PLAIN EDGES, ENAMELED FACE, PLAIN BACKS	Bottle green & gray
PLAIN EDGES, UNENAMELED	Rose аnd primrose
PLAIN EDGES, UNENAMELED	Rose, primrose and pearl
THIN GOLD BEVEL EDGES	Мaroon face, gray back
THIN GOLD BEVEL EDGES	Dark olive, Bottle green and Black, Gray back
THIN GOLD BEVEL EDGES	Enameled back, Rose or Primrose heavier
THIN GOLD BEVEL EDGES	Enameled back. Rose or Primrose
THIN GOLD BEVEL EDGES	Enameled both sides, Rose and Primrose
THIN GOLD BEVEL EDGES	Enameled face, Rose, Primrose or Buff, plain back
THIN GOLD BEVEL EDGES	Enameled, both sides,Bottle Green and Garnet
THIN GOLD BEVEL EDGES	Maroon, both sides, advanced
THIN GOLD BEVEL EDGES	Mode face, gray back, new
THIN GOLD BEVEL EDGES	Olive, both sides
THIN GOLD BEVEL EDGES	Unenameled, Rose or Primrose
THIN GOLD BEVEL EDGES	Unenameled, Rose or Primrose heavier
THIN TINTED BEVEL EDGES	Мaroon face, gray back, yellow edge
THIN TINTED BEVEL EDGES	Bottle green face, gray back, yellow edge
THIN TINTED BEVEL EDGES	Gray face and back, white edge
THIN TINTED BEVEL EDGES	Primrose, green edge.
THIN TINTED BEVEL EDGES	Primrose, pink edge.

Cartes-de-visite – 2 1/2 X 4 – CARTE DE VISITE or CARD SIZE MOUNTS.

Type	Color & ..
PLAIN EDGES, ENAMELED BACK, PLAIN FACE	Primrose, red border
PLAIN EDGES, ENAMELED BACK, PLAIN FACE	Rose or primrose
PLAIN EDGES, ENAMELED BOTH SIDES	Cream, heavy weight.
PLAIN EDGES, ENAMELED BOTH SIDES	Primrose, gilt lines on face
PLAIN EDGES, ENAMELED BOTH SIDES	While or cream, light weight
PLAIN EDGES, ENAMELED FACE, PLAIN BACK.	Maroon face, gray back, gilt borders
PLAIN EDGES, ENAMELED FACE, PLAIN BACK.	Maroon face, tea back
plain edges, unenamed	Rose or primrose
THIN GOLD BEVEL EDGES	Мaroon face, tea backs.
THIN GOLD BEVEL EDGES	Dark olive, olive and black both sides
THIN GOLD BEVEL EDGES	Maroon both sides
THIN GOLD BEVEL EDGES	Maroon face, gray
THIN GOLD BEVEL EDGES	Mode face, gray back, entirely new
THIN GOLD BEVEL EDGES	Olive, dark olive and black, gray back
THIN GOLD BEVEL EDGES	Rose or primrose, plain face and enameled back
THIN GOLD BEVEL EDGES	Rose or primrose,plain face and back
THIN RED BEVEL EDGES	Dark olive face, gray back
THIN RED BEVEL EDGES	Olive and dark olive, both sides
THIN RED BEVEL EDGES	Primrose, plain face and back
THIN TINTED BEVEL EDGES	Bottle green face, gray back
THIN TINTED BEVEL EDGES	Maroon face,gray back, yellow edge
THIN TINTED BEVEL EDGES	Rose, fawn edge
THIN TINTED BEVEL EDGES	White salmon edge

И др. размеры.

Раздел II. Card Board with Printed Forms

По готовому шаблону выбираем вариант оформления лица и литографический узор на обороте. (Design №37, Design №...). Выбираем цвет краски (In Gilt, Black and India Ink.).

Слева варинты надписи на лицо, шрифт, вид рамочки. Справа – варианты оформления оборота.

Заполняем прилагаемый к каталогу купон. Получаем готовый тираж.

We keep a full stock of the above in regular size forms. If odd size forms are desired it will take a day longer to fill your order, as they will have to be printed. Less than one hundred of the above can only be furnished in regular sizes, which are as follows:....
The printing on these is done in the neatest possible style. On lots of NOT LESS than 100, of No. 1 or Ex. No. 1, WE WILL PRINT TНE NAME AND ADDRESS WITHOUT ADDITIONAL CHARGE and any size form desired. On. large quantities оf No.1 and Ex. No.1, all of one size form, we will make SPECIAL PRICES ON APPLICATION.

из. Illustrated Catalogue and Price List - No. 4 - 1889, A.B. Paine & Co. (Fort Scott, KS), dated 1889, ~7 ½ x 10 ¾".

В Российской Империи, видимо, как-то так же это работало. Но пока что ни одного оцифрованного каталога не нашлось.