2020-07 2 sessions
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/24/2020
Carte de visite of "ELK HORN CHAIR" presented to Abraham Lincoln by Seth Kinman. Brady backmark. Fine condition. Seth Kinman (1815-1888) was an early settler of Humboldt County, California, a hunter based in Fort Humboldt, a famous chair maker, and a nationally recognized entertainer. He stood over 6 ft tall and was known for his hunting prowess and his brutality toward bears and Indians. Kinman claimed to have shot a total of over 800 grizzly bears, and, in a single month, over 50 elk. He was also a hotel keeper, saloon keeper, and a musician who performed for President Lincoln on a fiddle made from the skull of a mule.
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