White on Black Double-sided, Hand-painted Scorekeeping Numbers - A Pair garter Framed size: 27" x 20

Framed size: 27" x 20 1/2"

This is the most beautiful old school slate I believe I have ever seen

with the first 4 (8 sides) filled with clippings

I can see that under the red paper there is glass on the underside of the lid

There is a surface split on the left side of the skull and some roughness toward the tip of the blade but otherwise in very good condition and very stable

White on Black Double-sided, Hand-painted Scorekeeping Numbers - A Pair garter Framed size: 27" x 20I'm not entirely sure what game these were made to score, but I'm pretty certain scorekeeping that was their original purpose perhaps they tracked balls and strikes? In any case, I think the hand painted numbers are about as good as they could be, and perfect in this very painterly white against black. And how great this 1 and 11 I assume meant to represent 1 and 2, though, as they flag in the opposite direction, perhaps I am wrong and they stand for