Bidspirit auction | ANTIQUE AMERICAN THERMOPLASTIC PHOTO CASE

ANTIQUE AMERICAN THERMOPLASTIC PHOTO CASE TINTYPE - An antique late 19th-century black thermoplastic photo case with a lock and an embossed American flag on the cover. Inside the case is a colored tintype photograph of a man in military uniform. A tintype, also known as a melainotype or ferrotype, is a type of photography most widely used during the 1860s and 1870s. Antique Americana Photographs Civil War Collectables. Dimensions: Size: L 3 3/4 x H 3 1/4 x D 3/4 in. All measurements are approximate.