Robertp, you have one great wallet there. I do believe our wallets are pre / civil war era. I could trace as mentioned, this wallet back to the father of the (last) owner. I just don't know if he handed it down to his son. I know the complete history of the family tree including sons and daughters. this includes the flue epidemic between 1915 and 1926. Both parents died of the last owner in the same year 1890. The last owner and his wife together, died too in the same year 1926. Knowing the history of the family the last owner was ca. 5/6 years of age when he received this wallet. No child in that age could buy or afford such a wallet. So I assume his father handed this down to him before he died in 1890, born 1850. The last owner was born in 1884, do the maths. The reason I believe the father handed this wallet down to his son is that in the wallet I found a card that could have been written either by the father or mother of the last owner. No adult would write a card in this way for himself. It seams it was written for him. I assume both parents were sick, they might have send their child (last owner) to relatives this was typical for the time with the wallet from his father. This makes sense but I can't proof it. If I'm right, then this wallet is pre/ civil war time related. Looking at yours, yes it will be too.