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VISION OF EZECHIEL Thermoplastic (Gutta Percha) Union Photo Case - Berg #1-9
VISION OF EZECHIEL Thermoplastic (Gutta Percha) Union Photo Case - Berg #1-9
VISION OF EZECHIEL Thermoplastic (Gutta Percha) Union Photo Case - Berg #1-9
VISION OF EZECHIEL Thermoplastic (Gutta Percha) Union Photo Case - Berg #1-9
VISION OF EZECHIEL Thermoplastic (Gutta Percha) Union Photo Case - Berg #1-9

VISION OF EZECHIEL Thermoplastic (Gutta Percha) Union Photo Case - Berg #1-9

$ 525.36

Availability: 15 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Antique: Yes
  • Type: Photograph
  • Condition: VERY RARE and Beautiful Glossy Black 1/2 plate Photo Case for Ambrotypes, Dags, or Tintypes Manufactured by Holmes, Booth & Hayden in near mint condition. Dies for manufacture only from 1859-60. Title "VISION OF EZECHIEL" beneath the cloud and engraver HENNING & EYMANN, NY to left of fruit basket. Slight gap open on hinge side of case and 2 brass catches have broken away.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Date of Creation: 1859-1860
  • Production Technique: Ambrotype

    Description

    VISION OF EZECHIEL Thermoplastic (Gutta Percha) Photographic Case - Berg #1-9
    . Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
    Beautiful glossy black and
    Very Rare Original 1850's-60's Photographic Case in Very Excellent Collector Condition (See photos)  No breaks, cracks, scratches, or chips. Brass clasps held case in closed position are broken off.  Hinges are excellent. Slight gap on hinge side when closed.
    Berg priced this case value at $ 1,400.00 in 2003 edition
    .
    Many collectors call these "gutta percha" cases, but the correct name is thermoplastic because these were the first plastic, heat molded products.  Gutta percha products are actually a hard rubber product often used on mid-nineteenth century buttons. Purchased from an estate in Florida.
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    Manufactured by Holmes, Booth, & Hayden as a relief image of the Biblical vision of Ezekial Chapter 1.
    Size:
    5 X 6 1/8 X 1 inches  (12.6 X 15.6 cm)  Combined Shipping Allowed with other items I sell.