Alphabet, Horse, House, Evolution, Double-side Notebook Page with Cipher Writing, 1887 humorous antique vessel A nice companion to either

A nice companion to either or both of the folk art still banks I'm listing today

I believe) I would guess were made in the late 19th/early 20th c

creamy white and plum and green

which seems to have operated 1890-c

what a jewel-like thing this ripening pear on its stem is

Alphabet, Horse, House, Evolution, Double-side Notebook Page with Cipher Writing, 1887 humorous antique vessel A nice companion to eitherThis double sided page of very urgent looking writing and a few drawings too I purchased along with a two page spread sold a few weeks ago as found, though I wish I had the rest of the notebook they came from! I take this for cipher writing, written using a secret code, perhaps made for passing between one school boy and another. The graphite letters, which appear to have been written while applying a whole lot of pressure to the pencil, overlay what