Bidspirit auction | Meade Brothers Brass Daguerreotype Token

Meade Brothers Brass Daguerreotype Token - Brass Dag token for the Meade Brothers American Daguerreotype Galleries 233 Broadway New York. In VG condition with reed edge. See photos. Measures 1”in diameter. The Meade Brothers' American Daguerreotype Galleries, located at 233 Broadway in New York City, was one of the most lavish and influential photographic studios of the 19th century. Established in 1850 by brothers Henry W.M. Meade and Charles R. Meade, the flagship Manhattan venue popularized the daguerreotype process and served as an epicenter for early American celebrity photography. From the Allen Koenigsberg collection.