Four Sided Antique Silent Slate with Slate Pencil iron doorstop and specifically ones that have

and specifically ones that have been personalized one way or another (or mended and mended again

I know from someone more expert that me that the watermark on the top left of the lined paper on which it is drawn dates it to the 1860s or so

3/8" at widest

probably dating to the 20s or 30s

I'll include it as a bonus should one wish to buy the other three

Four Sided Antique Silent Slate with Slate Pencil iron doorstop and specifically ones that haveIt'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 well attached all the way around, plus a slate pencil attached with a string to boot. There is a bit of wear to one of the two ribbons making the hinge, which I'd be happy to add a couple of stitches to in order shore it up completely (just let me know), but otherwise it's in great shape. I love the