Charming c. 1875 Folk Art Watercolor of Horse-Drawn Omnibus: Kenmore screw organizer Mid 19th c or so

Mid 19th c or so I would guess

I had to double check with an eraser that these hands were drawn in pencil rather than printed

This is a Civil War era envelope--one of thousands of designs printed in the north during the war

Wonderfully carved and painted

One might be able to find a matchbox to fill it with

Charming c. 1875 Folk Art Watercolor of Horse-Drawn Omnibus: Kenmore screw organizer Mid 19th c or soI am forever looking for 19th century watercolor drawings in this manner, so immediate and full of life. The carriage here is a horse drawn "omnibus." an early form of "public" transportation, originating as early as the 1830s here with Kenmore emblazoned across the side of it, perhaps referring to Kenmore Avenue in Chicago, with part of a letter on the reverse side of the watercolor addressed from Chicago to Albany, NY, (to a D. Hale and appearing to