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

I have no idea of its origins

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

maybe 1930s or 40s

which is in excellent condition

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