Antique School Slate with Carved Initials and Wrapped Corners max schoop 10 1/2" l x 5"

10 1/2" l x 5" widest x 1 1/2" tallest

then covered with a pane of glass which both protects the design and renders it super functional

And then the blocks themselves are to my eye just gorgeous

in what I think's a pretty great design

Antique School Slate with Carved Initials and Wrapped Corners max schoop 10 1/2" l x 5"What 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