Norman Jones' 1909 Penmanship Practice Notebook handmade broom the equivalent to "foo dogs"

the equivalent to "foo dogs" in Chinese culture) repeating around the perimeter of both top and bottom halves of the box

with knotted fringe on either end

Needs to lean against something in order to stand

and on the hands and face of the figure are traces of red paint

Norman Jones' 1909 Penmanship Practice Notebook handmade broom the equivalent to "foo dogs"I've become pretty fascinated by these penmanship practice notebooks, not just because I love seeing the handwriting, but also for the choice of phrases, which speaks lot to the times they were done, and served as a way of imparting moral values and instilling good behavior. Here, I especially love the phrase "exercise with caution," which I'd think would say "exercise caution" but instead seems to be warning against injuring ones self (!), and also