George Abbott's Small 1872 C. Notebook with A Bit of American History and Lots of Calculations carving of kissing couple Terrific patina to the outside

Terrific patina to the outside box

umbrella in hand and resting the other on what looks like a stalagmite--but must be carved wood

the best of its ilk I've had in my possession I do believe

set against the iridescent body which shows shades of green

I find this little wooden garage

George Abbott's Small 1872 C. Notebook with A Bit of American History and Lots of Calculations carving of kissing couple Terrific patina to the outsideOne of three 1870s notebooks today from a George Abbott of Boston, MA, each special in its own way. This small one begins with a list of the causes of the American Revolution, followed by a few lists of exports and imports, then latitudes and longitudes of major U. S. cities. Then a series of dense pages of math calculations, evolving into what feel to me almost like pure drawings, with a sort of cobweb of lines bracketing one problem from the next.