Double-Sided Antique School Slate with Jointed Corners and Carved Initials pretty planter or on the desk to

or on the desk to toss around while thinking--or a nice thing to start collecting and fill a big bowl with

and indeed have learned they are pretty rare--and this set all the rarer for being double nines rather than double sixes--and all 55 of them are here

just lovely--and the perfect way to get to stare directly at the sun

There is some loss of paint

I'm not sure about the origins of this pair of little face jugs

Double-Sided Antique School Slate with Jointed Corners and Carved Initials pretty planter or on the desk toI have a hard time resisting beautiful old school slates made with real slate and jointed corners like this one. Even better when they have a hole at top for hanging, and what I believe are the initials (AL) of their one time owner carved into the wood. And, on this one, the traces of rows and rows of old cursive writing are still visible on the stone if you look for them. Very good condition and certainly still usable as a chalkboard there are