Victorian Rebus Puzzle Cards - Hand Drawn

DS#2 came across 38 of these rebus cards. They each measure 3 3/4" across by 2 1/2" tall.

At least two different people created the cards in this group.

I need help with more precise dating, type of script (I think I see both Roundhand and Spencerian) and the solving of the puzzles themselves.

I'll start with twelve of them, and post more if anyone wants me to.







Thanks!

 

Oh - here are the backs of the first four:

 

Top 4 Ai

• Top Left: A pestle and mortar next to "R ENT" -> Mortar and pestle / or "Pestle-rent" / Barrent (or Mortarent / Scranton - let's check: mortar + rent = Mortarent or similar place name/word).
• Top Right: A stalk of grain/feather? + a man standing + a ship -> Manhattan (Man + hat + an? No: man + ship / man-of-war = Man-of-war / Mansfield? Wait: feather/reed? + man + ship = Reed-man-ship or Riedman / **Rhineland / Manila).
• Bottom Left: Elaborate floral/vine letters spelling RE -> Rose or Rambler or Rambling rose (or just Rambler / **Rose).
• Bottom Right: "Am" + a large letter "U" with spots/dots inside + an eye + "ty" -> Ambiguity ("Am - big - u - i - ty" -> Am + big + U + eye + ty = Ambiguity).