Antique American Geometric Ink and Crayon Drawing Signed W.H. Voorhees stocking stuffers This is a really lovely

This is a really lovely old hand-stitched leather (cowhide I believe) covered Waverly cigarette tin

calling up images of a well-suited man who might have worn it

I used a small piece of wood in a couple photos to elevate her a bit to get a little more light on her face

and then clearly they own the blanket and basket (perhaps a picnic basket

He's definitely got some age

Antique American Geometric Ink and Crayon Drawing Signed W.H. Voorhees stocking stuffers This is a really lovelyTo my eye this drawing is just about a perfect thing, and feels like a happy surprise every time I look at it. I have found mention of a few different W. H. Voorhees', most notably a Mrs. W. H. Voorhees of San Francisco who was active in the temperance movement (mentioned in the local paper on a visit to see her sister in Ohio in 1886), and who donated a campaign ribbon for the first Republican Party presidential campaign (1856) to the San Francisco