Rare Antique Oval Shaped Slate with Carved Walnut Frame odd fellows links The numbers follow standard board

The numbers follow standard board notation

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

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

) Very good condition

Rare Antique Oval Shaped Slate with Carved Walnut Frame odd fellows links The numbers follow standard boardI'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