The 2013 release is sourced from a c.1948 16mm print from the collection of silent film composer/accompanist Ben Model.
This cartoon is similar in some ways to the earlier "Out of the Inkwell" installment The Circus (1920). In that previous film, Max sends a drawing of the clown by special messenger direct to the theatre projectionist. In this film, the clown travels to the theatre projectionist by following telephone wires.
This film was also titled "Mechanical Doll" as seen on September 29 2022 on Turner Classic Movies.