Sell or Auction Your Tintype Photo
To auction, sell or consign your tintype photo, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).
Sell Your Lookout Mountain Tintype
Tintypes, also known as ferrotypes or melainotypes, were first created in the 1850s and widely used until the 1860s and 1870s. The emergence of wet collodion photography was similar to the previously used daguerreotypes of the 1840s and 1850s, but involved a faster and less expensive process. Since the technology did not involve a negative, each photo has been exposed by the camera and resulted in reversed or mirror-liked images. Tintypes were mostly utilized in portraiture settings in which the photographer would have a booth set up, such as at a carnival or fair. Tintypes are known for capturing much of the American Civil War’s battle grounds and soldier portraits. Some well-known Civil War photographers, such as George S. Cook, used tintypes.
Here Are Some Tintype Photos We’ve Sold:
Lookout Mountain Tintype 1864
1864 quarter-plate tintype featuring eight Union soldiers posing atop Lookout Mountain. Enclosed in Littlefield & Parsons case measuring 4″ x 5″. Photo quite clear and focused, in excellent condition. Sold for $2,010.
Tintype Confederate Officer
Tintype of a Confederate officer ambrotype. The long-bearded gentleman sits in a three-quarter pose, wearing the signature Confederate officer’s frock coat with a double row of buttons. The single row of sleeve braid and single collar stripe identify the officer as a Second Lieutenant. Frame of original ambrotype visible at edges. Tintype was likely made of the more fragile ambrotype for greater portability. Images measures 2.5″ x 3.75″. Fine condition. Sold for $1,815.
Original Abraham Lincoln Mourning Badge With Tintype of the Fallen President — Rare
Original Abraham Lincoln mourning badge worn during his state funeral, which lasted from 18 April to 4 May 1865. Suspended from the Eagle pin is a red, white and blue ribbon, to which is attached a tintype photo of the late President, framed in gilded medal. The pin is veiled with a black mesh material in respect for the beloved President. Lincoln’s funeral was marked with a funeral train that carried his body through seven states and 444 communities. Photo measures 0.75” x 1” with an overall vertical pin measurement of 2.5”. Some wear and holes to ribbon; very good condition. Sold for $1,220.
To auction, sell or consign your tintype photo, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).