The man has a beard and very stately looking. The case itself is 3 3/4 in height and 3 1/2 inches wide and in wonderful condition. I was told that sometimes people take out the tin type and the name of the soldier is on the inside....... I will let the winner decide if they want to do that.
After 30 years of collecting my husband and I have decided to sell our collection. Follow us as we will be listing more pieces every week. Please use pictures as part of the description. If you have any questions or need clarifications feel free to let us know. The item "Rare antique Civil War Era tintype or ambrotype with soldier" is in sale since Tuesday, March 22, 2016. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Photographic Images\Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)\Tintypes".The seller is "miklori1021" and is located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, ZA, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, SG, to Switzerland, NO, SA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, TR, BR, CL, CO, CR, DO, PA, TT, GT, SV, HN, JM.