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Object Name: Slate, Writing
Category: Writing Media
Material: Stone
Accession Number: 2000.012.006
Other Geographical Data: [45.4458399,-62.01566]
Earliest Production Date: 1880-01-01
Latest Production Date: 1930-12-31
Description: Rectangular, charcoal grey slate board with unfinished wooden frame, biscuit joins at corner; supported with strings at 2 corners; another string threaded through hole on frame for hanging
Narrative: A reusable writing surface on which text or drawings can be made. This slate chalkboard would have been used by a child at North Lochaber School, Antigonish County
Length: 24 cm
Width: 18 cm
Institution: Antigonish Heritage Museum  Facebook-Antigonish Heritage Museum  Twitter-Antigonish Heritage Museum  YouTube-Antigonish Heritage Museum
Institution City: Antigonish
Institution Province: Nova Scotia

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