This slate pencil likely belonged to a Boston schoolchild in the 1800s. Slate pencils were made of soapstone or softer pieces of slate that smeared when rubbed against a slate tablet. This

These slates are 7-1/2 X 9-1/2 with a writing surface that is a little over 6X8. They come with a simple soapstone pencil. You can also use your

Slate and Pencil

Slate Board and Soapstone Pencils 18th Century Reproduction

Country School Association of America: Write Right on Slate

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It's not too often I come across one of these double slates with the halves still attached and the perimeter wraps--which made them silent--still

Four Sided Antique Silent Slate with Slate Pencil

1900s School Slate Pencil Red White Blue Flag Star Patriotic

The Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts, July-Dec. 1827

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Steven pinker the blank slate by Joey Bravo - Issuu