Antique picture travel case. Ambrotype. Art.
Updated August 23, 2026
This auction ended on August 31, 2026.
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| Lot number | 247 |
| Category | Antiques & Furniture |
| Auction | Harlan #7 - Ephemera. Collectibles. Glass ware. MCM. |
| Date | August 31, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT |
| Auction house | Modest Lamb Estate Sales |
| Location | Harlan, Iowa |
antique mid-19th-century thermoplastic "Union" photograph case (often referred to as gutta-percha), featuring a molded relief scene symbolizing "Industry" with a beehive, farm implements, and a bundle of wheat. These hinged cases were popular during the 1850s and 1860s for housing pictures or jewelry. Outstanding patriotic engraved border. July 4 1776. Constitution and Union. Girl. Curls. See pics.
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