Abraham Lincoln 1860 Campaign Ferrotype Button

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EP1342
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$850.00
This is an original and authentic button from the 1860 campaign of Abraham Lincoln for President and Hannibal Hamlin for Vice President. This is a ferrotype style button. Around the rim it says "The Constitution and the Laws 1860". Tintype photo of Abraham Lincoln in the center along with the full name "Abraham Lincoln 1860" surrounding the photo. The reverse has the Vice Presidential Candidate's photo. And the name of the VP Hannibal Hamlin " around the rim, Great piece of american history at a very good price.
Historical Notes
A ferrotype, also known as a tintype, is a photograph made by creating a direct positive on a thin sheet of iron coated with a dark lacquer or enamel and used as the support for the photographic emulsion.
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Price$850.00
Conditionused
Product ConditionVery good. The Lincoln photo is in good condition with characteristic bubbles and thin cracks on the photo, the Hamlin photo also has light cracking and a small piece missing in the lower left hand corner of the photo
Size1" diameter
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