Occupational Tintypes and Ambrotypes of Firemen, Group of Four, Including "Fireman's Duty" Union Case

Lot 202

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6270 Este Ave.
Cincinnati , OH 45232
United States

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$10,000	$1,000
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$100,000	$10,000

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American History, Featuring the Property of N. Flayderman & Co. by Cowan's Auctions

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Lot Description

Lot of 4, including three sixth plate tintypes and a ninth plate ambrotype. One of the sixth plate tintypes is a hand-tinted portrait of a young firefighter wearing a red bib emblazoned with the number 1 and holding his cap, housed in a Fireman's Duty Union case with ink inscription under the plate, A Present to Miss L. B____/ From [R?]A. Busby, Dubuque, Iowa. Another sixth plate tintype of a standing fireman wearing a 1 bib with crossed ladder and pick emblem, pinned with a badge or medal, also holding his hat, the imaged housed in a half pressed paper case. Last sixth plate tintype of a mustachioed fireman with a 2 on his bib, hat, and belt buckle, housed in a small gilt frame. Lastly, a ninth plate ambrotype of a young fireman wearing a shirt embroidered with a 1, a fire pick, ladder, and stars on his collar, with red-tinted cuffs and wearing a two-piece belt buckle.

Condition

All very good, including case.
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