Writing slate collection
Content Description
This collection contains materials that document the evolution of the writing slate from stone book slate to native slate blackboards. This includes a Slate book with 8 quartz paint pages with attached pencil holde, a book with pencil holder and 6 quartz painted "slates", and a 1940 salesman kit with five loose photos of the National School Slate Co.
Acquisition Type
Purchase
Provenance
Purchased, 10 December 2020.
Restrictions Apply
No
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Dates
- 1860 - 1940
Extent
0.03 Cubic Feet (1 letter sized folder)