Notebook of Clever Pencil Drawn Characters, 1876 unusual broom It measures 20 5/16" long

It measures 20 5/16" long x 11 1/8" wood x 1 5/8" tall

perhaps on an anniversary

I have no idea of its origins

maybe 1930s or 40s

but overall are in good shape

Notebook of Clever Pencil Drawn Characters, 1876 unusual broom It measures 20 5/16" longIt 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