My Little Pony

[Baker, J.]. My Pony : A Poem. Philadelphia: Published and sold by Wm. Charles, 1818.

The Grandpère of the MAD Fold-in

Shades of Al Jaffee and MAD Magazine . . .

A printed and folded novelty celebrating Louis XVIII, King of France, 1814-1824.
(Published by J.B. Verzy, circa 1814).

The piece unfolds to spell out the virtues of the man who ruled during the Bourbon Restoration.

Math problems

A schoolteacher’s manuscript exercise book containing a variety of simple and complex
mathematical problems, 1806, Pennsylvania.

 

including such all-time favorite as the two travelers
starting off from two points of origin traveling as such a speed  . . .
under the category: “Promiscuous Questions”
[promiscuous meaning “random” in this era.]

Some ciphers lead to architecturally beautiful answers

 

A second manuscript volume accompanying the exercise book
is an account book recording the tuition payment for students.

 

And . . . on the inside front cover of the exercise book is a bird doodle.