EEO's 1862 Sketchbook, Filled with Drawings folk art walnut sailor 6 1/4" tall not including

6 1/4" tall not including hanging loop

I'm not in the least an expert on old game boards

which I think just makes it better

Good for holding napkins

is an on-off dial

EEO's 1862 Sketchbook, Filled with Drawings folk art walnut sailor 6 1/4" tall not includingIt looks from the inside cover that this sketchbook belonged to an Estella (or Estilla) of Bennington (Vermont, I assume) and was gifted to her by her teacher Miss Harwood in 1862. Every page inside is filled, and while not all of the drawings are especially interesting, there are a good few into which our girl seems to have invested quite a lot of energy, and I think those drawings teem with quite a lot of life! I've documented all of them here (and