Karl Apin (Blind) and Robert Leclais, Latvian Immigrants in Cleveland, Ohio, 1904 Tintype vintage ceramic planter 24" x 1" x 7/8"

24" x 1" x 7/8"

Joseph Brant/Thayendanegea

And that engraving happens to be very closely aligned with the engraving on a charming tole snuff box shoe also listed today

A tear and fold at the bottom left corner and a little wear along the bottom edge but overall good condition

and few small stains

Karl Apin (Blind) and Robert Leclais, Latvian Immigrants in Cleveland, Ohio, 1904 Tintype vintage ceramic planter 24" x 1" x 7/8"At first I took these two for brothers, but the note on the reverse of the tintype identifies them by name as Karl Apin, left, and Robert Leclais, at right, described (in Latvian) as the owner of Riga's in Cleveland, this photo dated 1904. I've found a definitive record for Karl Apin, born in Riga, Livonia (Latvia) in 1864 and died in Cleveland 1918. In the later part of the 19th century and early 20th Cleveland saw a significant influx of Latvian