The following items are Abbott Tintypes issued early in the war. Many are Civil War soldiers, some are other celebrities and politicians of the day.
Abbott1. Gen. Louis Blenker. $150
Abbott2. Louis Napoleon. $75
Abbott3. Daniel Webster. $250
Abbott4. Bishop Simson, of the M.E. Church. $75
Abbott5. Prince Napoleon. $75
Abbott6. Gov. Andrew of Mass. $95
Abbott7. Commodore Dupont, U.S. Navy. $135
Abbott8. Lieut.-General Winfield Scott, Faithful to the Last. $150
Abbott9. General Tyler of Conn. $150
Abbott10. Commodore Porter, U.S. Navy. $175
Abbott12. Geo. D. Prentice, Editor, Louisville Journal. $125
Abbott13. Hon. Galusha A. Grow, of Penn. $125
Abbott14. Benjamin Franklin. $135
Abbott17. Abraham Lincoln. $1200
Abbott18. Col. Bendix. $150
Abbott19. Maj. General N.P. Banks. $150
Abbott20. Washington, the father of his Country. $150
Abbott21. Hon. Montgomery Blair, Postmaster General. $200
Abbott22. Hon. S.P. Chase, Sec’y of Treasury. $250
Abbott23. General Walbridge. $125
Abbott24. Russell, Special Correspondent of the London Times. $150
Abbott25. Colonel E.D. Baker, Slain gallantly fighting for his Country, Oct. 21, 1861. $250
Abbott27. Hon. Edward Bates, Attorney General. $200
Abbott28. Hon. Caleb B. Smith, Sec’y of the Interior. $200
Abbott29. Hon. Simon Cameron, Sec’y of War. $250
Abbott30. Wm. H. Seward, Sec’y of State. $300
Abbott31. The Princess Clotilde. $75
Abbott33. Commodore Dupont, U.S. Navy. $150
Abbott34. Leslie Coombs, of Ky. $150
Abbott35. Gen’l A. Duryea. $150
Abbott36. Gen’l A. Duryea. $150
Abbott37. Charles Sumner. $250
Abbott39. General Mansfield. $125
Abbott40. Colonel Robert Anderson, the Hero of Fort Sumter. $250
Abbott41. Gen’l Lander. $175
Abbott42. Brig.-General Nathaniel Lyon, Slain in defense of his Country, Aug. 10, 1861. $200
Abbott43. Col. Cameron, N.Y. Highlanders. $150
Abbott44. Maj. General N.P. Banks. $150
Abbott45. Lieut.-General Winfield Scott, Faithful to the Last. $100
Abbott46. General Franz Sigel. $100
Abbott48. Commodore Stringham, U.S. Navy. $135
Abbott49. Colonel Billy Wilson. $150
Abbott50. Colonel Max Weber. $150
Abbott51. Brig. General McCooke, of Ky. $200
Abbott52. Hon. Gideon Wells, Sec’y of Navy. $250
Abbott53. Col. Vosburg. $165
Abbott55. General Lee, of Confederate Army. $350
Abbott56. Hon. John J. Crittenden. $150
Abbott57. Gen. Prentiss. $150
Abbott58. Captain James H. Ward, Fell in the Service of his Country, June 27, 1861. $150
Abbott59. Hon. Joseph Holt, of Ky. $150
Abbott60. Miss Harriet Lane. $135
Abbott61. General Walbridge. $125
Abbott62. Commodore Porter, U.S. Navy. $175
Abbott63. General Huger, of Confederate Army. $200
Abbott64. Hon. John Slidell, The Captured Confederate Commissioner. $275
Abbott66. Brig. Gen. Wm. S. Harney. $165
Abbott67. Gov. Sprague, of Rhode Island. $150
Abbott68. Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth, Assassinated at Alexandria, May 24, 1861. $225
Abbott69. General Beauregard. $200
Abbott70. Hon. James M. Mason, The Captured Confederate Commissioner. $275
Abbott71. Marshall Kane. $165
Abbott72. General Johnson, of Confederate Army. $200
Abbott73. Lieut. John T. Greble, Fell in his Country’s service, June 10, 1861. $200
Abbott77. Lieut. John T. Greble, Fell in his Country’s service, June 10, 1861. $200
Abbott78. General Tyler, of Conn. $150
Abbott79. Col. Slocum, of Rhode Island, Who fell at the Battle of Bull Run. $200
Abbott81. General Wool. $150
Abbott82. Maj. General Benj. F. Butler, of Massachusetts. $125
Abbott83. Lieut.-General Winfield Scott, Faithful to the Last. $150
Abbott85. Hon. John J. Crittenden. $150
Abbott86. Gen. Magruder. $150
Abbott87. Maj. General Patterson. $150
CWTT106. Sixth-plate tintype of soldier with pipe seated before scenic backdrop with flag at left. In preserver, and housed in a geometric thermoplastic case. VG. $275
D885. Sixth-plate tinted daguerreotype of a Civil War soldier. He’s probably a NYS soldier and he is wearing a private purchase cap. War period daguerreotypes of soldiers are rare as most of the images made during the period were tintypes, ambrotypes, or CDVs. The image is resealed and housed in a full leather case. G+. $3000
CWCDV1445. The Original French Pearl Pictures, taken at Alfred W. Jacobs’ Galleries, 210 Atlantic St., Corner Court Street, and 469 Columbia Street, near Sackett Street, Brooklyn. William Henry Fried. Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 26 September 1864 (discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability, Fort Jefferson). Rank: Private. Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged at Washington, D.C. on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability 26 September 1864. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863). Tintype in paper mat. VG. $125
CWTT108. Sixth-plate tintype of two soldiers, one with rifle. Soft bend below soldiers’ waists. Housed in a half leather case. G. $200