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Description: | SlatePencil. Turned slate rod, of round section and rounded by use at both ends; longitudinal lines probably represent the bedding planes of the slate. The brown colour is staining from the sandy local soils. This item would be a common item of 19th-century schoolroom equipment. Suggested date: Modern, 1850-1900.Length: 43.1mm, Diameter: 5.8mm, Weight: 2.66gms.
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