Is it a drafting table or a gathering table with a day job?

I have always liked drafting tables; I've even thought it would be fun to have a job that made use of one. Never have had that. But I still like them. Maybe it's because you get to perch on a tall chair that's easy to slide on and off of? Maybe because it looks like an official place to be creative.

Well, we have one on consignment now. It's a beauty, made of warm-toned wood. Purchased about 3 years ago as a floor model discounted to $200. We're starting it at $95. Came in disassembled for travel, but not too hard to re-assemble, so we went ahead and put it together. It's about 48" x 36", and 33.5" tall when flat.

Doesn't it look like a fun place to sit and sketch and dream and scribble and erase and measure and freestyle and come up with cool images? Even has a drawer for all those fun pens and pencils.

PS: It occurs to me, seeing this table with the top down, with its warm, honey-toned wood, that it is mighty like a gathering table; it's a little big to be a pub table. Nice to have such a versatile piece.