Antique Schoolhouse Slate "Silent" Chalkboard polka dotted and rear of the back

and rear of the back

Or turn it upside down--it sits squarely on the ears and snout--and use it as a vase or even as a planter

Such a charming little carved wooden shoe

Europe and the U

Day on the first yellow bead

Antique Schoolhouse Slate "Silent" Chalkboard polka dotted and rear of the backThis is a charming antique schoolhouse slate chalkboard with a wood frame. The chalkboard, which would have been used by an individual student, has holes all around the perimeter that would have been threaded with twine or yarn in order to keep the slate from banging on the surface of a school desk thus chalkboards like this are often called "silent" chalkboards! The front side of the slate is solid black; on the lower half of the reverse side are