Adam Schwarz's Gorgeous 1849s-54 Leather Wallet with Calendar, Notebook and Ambrotype vintage French A little paint loss and

A little paint loss and rust here and there which is part of what makes it perfect

so that it could be read approaching from either direction

minor wear to the cloth-covered hardcover

There is a knick in the wood on the upper right corner and wear in that area

Adam Schwarz's Gorgeous 1849s-54 Leather Wallet with Calendar, Notebook and Ambrotype vintage French A little paint loss andI purchased this and a second leather covered notebook from the same old school antique shop in New Hampshire, where I've turned up some really interesting things now again. I haven't dug too deep into the history here but I believe the Adam Schwarz who kept this notebook, and who I would guess is the subject of the ambrotype (or at least a relative of), is Johan Adam Schwarz (he's written the name Johan a few times in the notebook), born 1809 in