Littlefield,Parsons & Co. Union Case/Daguerreotype

The case by Littlefield, Parsons & Co., Florence, Massachusetts, 1858-66. The black thermoplastic covers molded on the front with a view of a fireman standing before a pedestal and holding a bugle, within an arched rope-twist surround, a hibiscus at each upper corner and a border of scrolling leaves, the back cover molded with a cartouche within a berried foliate scroll border, the burgundy velvet-lined interior cut with a cartouche panel and housing a portrait of a gentleman in suit and top hat, the inside of the back cover printed "Littlefield, Parsons & Co.,/ MANUFACTURERS OF/ Daguerreotype Cases,/ L.P. & Co. are the sole/ Proprietors and only legal Manu-/ facturers of UNION CASES, with the/ Embracing Riveted Hinge,/ Patented October 14, 1856,/ and April 21, 1857." H: 3.75 in., W: 3.25 in., D: 1 in.
Dimensions: 3.75 x 3.25 x 1 in
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