Notebook of Clever Pencil Drawn Characters, 1876 unusual broom I have no idea of

I have no idea of its origins

which is in excellent condition

The hinges all work great and the brass latch is perfectly attached and lays flush

One of Deming's such paintings was reproduced as a U

maybe 1930s or 40s

Notebook of Clever Pencil Drawn Characters, 1876 unusual broom I have no idea ofIt would be very easy to miss this little notebook of drawingsdated 1876if it were buried in a stack, but happily the person I bought it from found it, as it is really marvelous! There are a total of 11 drawings, each cleverly titled and each featuring a very singular character or characters, from two big bellied suited fellows on the first page (cover is missing) punningly titled (I believe) close corporations to a pair of fabulous articulated wooden