Adam Schwarz's Gorgeous 1849s-54 Leather Wallet with Calendar, Notebook and Ambrotype vintage French minor wear to the cloth-covered

minor wear to the cloth-covered hardcover

so that it could be read approaching from either direction

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

1918--and there is another showcasing  Roman ornament

with traces of a seam

Adam Schwarz's Gorgeous 1849s-54 Leather Wallet with Calendar, Notebook and Ambrotype vintage French minor wear to the cloth-coveredI 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