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Common Slates
These are typical slates. They came in different sizes and generally were made of a single, flat piece of slate with a wooden border around the edges. Students could write on both sides of the slate. |
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"Book" or "Double" Slates
Sometimes two common slates were joined to create a single book slate that could be opened and closed. This usually provided four surfaces for writing. This example, however, had the outer surfaces of the slate covered with wood. |
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Other Interesting Slates
Although these were called slates, they aren't really slates. The item on the left is "Guyot's Slated Map Drawing Cards" circa 1880. These are a series of large cards painted black to resemble slates. They were used by students to draw maps. |
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The artifact on the left is made with even heavier paper and was also painted black. It was used just like a more common slate but it was lighter in weight and, when closed, was thinner. It was
much less fragile, too. |
