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Litho Plate Scroll Blackboard, circa 1928

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Blackboard

Date Made

circa 1928

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2024.193.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Sally J. Spies.

Material

Blackboard slate
Wood (Plant material)
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Black (Color)
Brown
White (Color)
Green

Dimensions

Height: 46.5 in
Width: 21 in

Inscriptions

on sticker: Litho Plate / EDUCATIONAL BOARD / RICHMOND SCHOOL FURNITURE CO. / MUNCIE, IND., U. S. A. at beginning of scroll: Litho Plate / EDUCATIONAL SCROLL / AND / BLACKBOARD / RICHMOND SCHOOL FURNITURE COMPANY MUNCIE, INDIANA, U. S. A. on edge of scroll: Copyright 1928 - Richmond School Furniture Co. on sticker on back: CAUTION / DO NOT USE WAX CRAYONS ON BLACKBOARD. / To do so will destroy the writing qualities of the Blackboard Surface, so that it will not then take chalk satisfactorily. / [...] / RICHMOND SCHOOL FURNITURE CO., MUNCIE, IND. stenciled in yellow on back: no, 3740 - S
Litho Plate Scroll Blackboard, circa 1928