Rare Antique Oval Shaped Slate with Carved Walnut Frame odd fellows links The winder for the music

The winder for the music box is on the bottom and works great

the Black Hills of South Dakota

Each sheet measures 16 1/2" l x 8 3/4" w x 1/16" thick

would make an especially nice valentine of sorts for whoever is one's "Best of All

Just a nicely shaped old wooden foundry bottle mold with a nice patina

Rare Antique Oval Shaped Slate with Carved Walnut Frame odd fellows links The winder for the musicI've bought and sold and otherwise admired a lot of antique slates, but never have I come across one with a rounded corner frame like this one, hand carved of walnut, I believe, in two parts joined by interlocking wooden pins. Since finding this one I've hunted around online and found just a couple of images of other 19th c round ish slates, but none with frames joined in quite this way. To my eye it's extraordinary beautiful, and all the better for