Antique School Slate with Carved Initials and Wrapped Corners max schoop Some creations we see like

Some creations we see like a basket of clothes / Carried jauntily perched on the head / And one that will cover the tip of the nose / is "the hat of the season" tis said

The top bar could be replaced if desired by carefully opening the seam on the backside

Nice aging to the great paint job

And then the blocks themselves are to my eye just gorgeous

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Antique School Slate with Carved Initials and Wrapped Corners max schoop Some creations we see likeWhat most draws me to antique school slates are the histories they carry, especially things like initials carved in the frames and old make do repairs, both of which this one special. Usually the mends take the form of corners reinforced with metal strips and extra nails, but this is the first I've come across repaired with string, brilliantly wrapped tight between notches carved into the sides of the frame, and still holding tight. I think perhaps it