[Lincoln and Hamlin presidential campaign button]
Jewelry
[Lincoln and Hamlin presidential campaign button]
ca. 1859
Tintype
Image (circular): 3/4 × 3/4 in. (1.9 × 1.9 cm)
Overall: 7/8 × 7/8 in. (2.2 × 2.2 cm)
Purchase
1969.0213.0001
Inscriptions Printed on recto, BC: LINCOLN and HAMLIN
Inscribed on recto of envelope containing negatives of the campaign button, C: Negatives of photos of my \ Lincoln & Hamilton [sic] tintype \ button. First photographic button \ used (campaign of 1859 & 1860) \ negative of Wm McKinley and Garrett \ Hobart winged beetle button of 1896 campaign
Entry 365 in Mackay's notebook (located in library): Small campaign button on Lincoln and Hamlin running in 1860 for Pres. and Vice Pres. Lincoln has no beard, which was case until he went to White House. Nice little Ferrotype 7/8 inch in diam. Has pressed brass border, pewter back. Has few scratches, but very good likeness of both. Taken from photo by H.H. Cole, Peoria, Ill. 1859. ($2.00) This Lincoln campaign button was the first or forerunner of campaign buttons. (2.00) This is worth $15.00 (1940)
Inscribed on recto of envelope containing negatives of the campaign button, C: Negatives of photos of my \ Lincoln & Hamilton [sic] tintype \ button. First photographic button \ used (campaign of 1859 & 1860) \ negative of Wm McKinley and Garrett \ Hobart winged beetle button of 1896 campaign
Entry 365 in Mackay's notebook (located in library): Small campaign button on Lincoln and Hamlin running in 1860 for Pres. and Vice Pres. Lincoln has no beard, which was case until he went to White House. Nice little Ferrotype 7/8 inch in diam. Has pressed brass border, pewter back. Has few scratches, but very good likeness of both. Taken from photo by H.H. Cole, Peoria, Ill. 1859. ($2.00) This Lincoln campaign button was the first or forerunner of campaign buttons. (2.00) This is worth $15.00 (1940)
