Lot Essay
Four patriotic designs, nine figurative designs, the remainder geometric, scroll or floral designs.
A collection of ninth-plate Union cases, mid-late 1850s
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A collection of ninth-plate Union cases, mid-late 1850s
Twenty-nine Union cases, each ninth-plate including one oval and three octagonal designs, the majority containing ambrotypes, two with daguerreotypes, one with a portrait on enamel and nine empty cases, the majority of the latter with manufacturers' printed paper labels, one inscribed in ink on paper lining Manuft. by Kinsley & Parker Hinge Patented June '58. (29)
A collection of ninth-plate Union cases, mid-late 1850s
Twenty-nine Union cases, each ninth-plate including one oval and three octagonal designs, the majority containing ambrotypes, two with daguerreotypes, one with a portrait on enamel and nine empty cases, the majority of the latter with manufacturers' printed paper labels, one inscribed in ink on paper lining Manuft. by Kinsley & Parker Hinge Patented June '58. (29)
Literature
Krainik & Walvoord, nos. 369, 370, 371, 373, 376, 380, 387, 388, 391, 393, 394, 396, 399, 403, 428, 430, 436, 438, 447, 490, 500, 506, 546 (variant, not gilded), 581, 582, 604, 681.