Lincoln's bloodstained gloves sold for $1.5 million

Gloves of the 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln, which were in his pocket on the evening of his assassination, sold at auction for $ 1.5 million. This was reported by the Associated Press (AP) on May 22.

It is noted that the bloodstained leather gloves were put up for auction among 144 related items, 136 of which were sold.

"Gloves became the best-selling item, bringing in $1.52 million, including a premium. One of the two handkerchiefs that Lincoln had on April 14, 1865, on the evening he was shot, went for $826,000," the newspaper writes.

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