Late 19th C. Very Densely Doodled Ledger End Page (No. 2) drawing on lined paper has holes all around the

has holes all around the perimeter that would have been threaded with twine or yarn in order to keep the slate from banging on the surface of a school desk--thus chalkboards like this are often called "silent" chalkboards

(I first though perhaps boot black

which I can't look at without thinking of a plate of fried eggs

) While not crusty-irridescent like some Roman glass

Late 19th C. Very Densely Doodled Ledger End Page (No. 2) drawing on lined paper has holes all around theI find total joy in this one of several pages I am listing all the same late 19th c. ledger, which had come loose from the bulk of it (which I also have, every page filled with hand written stories interrupted throughout with little sketches akin to these; I want to spend a little time reading it before parting with it, but if interested, let me know!) These densely doodled end pages are the best though pure visual stream of consciousness delights I