Lot 178: Four 19th C. Torches

Estimate: $200 – $400

From Hingham, Massachusetts, swinging metal containers with wicks on long pine handles, used in political celebrations, marches, parades, “one acquired from S. Randall Lincoln who indicated it was ‘used in the Abraham Lincoln campaign. He acquired it from the attic of the bldg which had been Political headquarters in the A. Lincoln Campaign.'”, all with John P. Richardson history tags, (ex. John P. Richardson).