ABC WXZ 1904, Densely Doodled Old Wooden Drawing/Drafting Board wonderful drawing sumi ink on what I

sumi ink on what I believe is washi paper

with a pair of dragonfly painted in silver with tiny black eyes

with great faces and gestures

I have no idea the story behind it

ABC WXZ 1904, Densely Doodled Old Wooden Drawing/Drafting Board wonderful drawing sumi ink on what IThis 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