This is an original and authentic button from the 1860 campaign of a beardless Abraham Lincoln for President and Hannibal Hamlin for Vice President. This is a ferrotype style button. Around the rim it says Abraham Lincoln 1860" surrounding the photo. The reverse has the Vice Presidential Candidate's photo and the name of the VP Hannibal Hamlin 1860 " around the rim, Hannibal Hamlin 1860. Great piece of american history in very good condition.
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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
$950.00
Condition
used
Product Condition
Very good. Lincoln photo is clear, some emulsion bubbling in upper right corner that you can see if you tilt the button just right
Size
1" diameter
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