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Lot 941
Sale 1096 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Nov 11, 2022
Lots Close
Nov 21, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$250 -
350
Price Realized
$406
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Lot Description
[POLITICS]. Douglas & Johnson back-to-back campaign ferrotype. 1860.
15/16 in. diam. gilt brass frame featuring 9/16 in. diam. ferrotypes of Stephen Douglas and Herschel Johnson on obverse and reverse, respectively (scratching to Johnson side, darkening to Douglas side, tarnish to frame). Obverse with legend "Stephen A. Douglas / 1860," reverse with legend, "Herschel V. Johnson / 1860." Frame with hole at top for suspension.