Adam Schwarz's Gorgeous 1849s-54 Leather Wallet with Calendar, Notebook and Ambrotype in and watercolor with some darkening to the

with some darkening to the blue paper along the left side and small stains here and there

should flatten out under some weight or with a light ironing

and even better in a group

which is how these cards operate

which would I believe have been displayed in stores or newsstands

Adam Schwarz's Gorgeous 1849s-54 Leather Wallet with Calendar, Notebook and Ambrotype in and watercolor with some darkening to theI 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