ABC WXZ 1904, Densely Doodled Old Wooden Drawing/Drafting Board round headed brush 2 1/2" x 1 1/2"

2 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 3/4"

This painting is dated 184_

with flowers and branches set against a recessed gridded geometric pattern

And it feels very apt that "Brakeman" should be the most battered of the lot

ABC WXZ 1904, Densely Doodled Old Wooden Drawing/Drafting Board round headed brush 2 1/2" x 1 1/2"This is an antique student drawing drafting board, similar to those produced by Milton Bradley in the late 1800s. (I've bought and sold a few, which also came with a t square and drafting angles, likely the case here, with a couple of wooden bits mounted to the reverse that would have held them in place.). Of course the beauty of this is the life it has lead, the entire surface covered with ink and graphite drawn doodles a dense field populated with