1870s CC Shepherd Slant Slate with Eight Double Sided Insert Guides Reilly & Lee oz book A few chips around the

A few chips around the bottom edge and a couple of hairline cracks

this one I believe made as a rattle for a baby long ago

12" x 1/4" x 1/8" when completely unfolded

gorgeously made and I believe quite old

but it seems quite possible

1870s CC Shepherd Slant Slate with Eight Double Sided Insert Guides Reilly & Lee oz book A few chips around theI've always wanted to find one of these, but this is the first I've come across still with its full deck of inserts, and an early one made by CC Shepherd c. 1875. There were two different versions of this produced: one opening like a desk to store the guides (and chalk) inside, and this one, with a niche at top into which the plates fit together stacked. (There is an orange ribbon visible when they are removed, the end of which would have served as a