1860 Abraham "Abe" Lincoln Campaign Ferrotype Button
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SKU
EP1629
This is an original and authentic button from the 1860 campaign of Abraham Lincoln for President and Hanibal Hamlin 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 Frame is holed at top for suspension, as originally made. A nice example from Lincoln's first presidential campaign.
In reasonable condition for its age, but certainly not a pristine example - but one that is priced low accordingly.
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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
$795.00
Condition
used
Product Condition
Lincoln and Hamlin photos are very good (not heavily darkened like usually seen), thin diagonal line across Lincoln photo and loss of pigment a Lincoln's chin.