This is an original and authentic button from the 1860 campaign of Abraham Lincoln for President and Andrew Johnson for Vice President. This is a scarce ferrotype style button with a clean shaven (no beard) photo of the soon to be President.
The front of the button has a photo of Presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln with the words Abraham Lincoln 1860 surrounding the photo on the brass ring holder. The reverse has a photo of Lincoln's running mate for Vice President Hannibal Hamlin. Frame is holed at top for suspension, as made. A very nice example from Lincoln's first presidential campaign.
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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
$1,235.00
Condition
used
Product Condition
Good, photo of Lincoln is clear but a bit dark with some marks and bubbles towards the top, Hamlin's photo is light and bright with piece of photo damaged in lower right corner.
Size
1" diameter
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