Writing Slate

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Artist/Maker	Tucket Toy Corp (manufacturer)
Place of origin	Portugal (made)

Flat sheet of black slate surrounded on all four sides with smoothed wood; the corners are rounded. The mark is burned into the wood along one edge with the words and a drawing of a cock or rooster. It has been used and there are the traces of words scored into the surface. The slate itself is cracked across one corner and sideways from top to bottom; however; these do not affect the whole which could be still used.

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Object type	Writing slate
Materials and techniques	slate and wood
Brief description	Writing Slate; Portugal/USA; about 1952
Physical description	Flat sheet of black slate surrounded on all four sides with smoothed wood; the corners are rounded. The mark is burned into the wood along one edge with the words and a drawing of a cock or rooster. It has been used and there are the traces of words scored into the surface. The slate itself is cracked across one corner and sideways from top to bottom; however; these do not affect the whole which could be still used.
Dimensions	Height: 24.4cm Width: 19.6cm Depth: 0.6cm
Marks and inscriptions	wood stamped along bottom edge MADE IN PORTUGAL FOR TUCKET TOY CORP. WOONSOCKET; RI and the figure of a cock
Object history	References: bought about 1952 in New York The family served in the diplomatic corps; (New York; China; Poland the main places). The daughters; Marion born 1948; Louise born 1950 and Helen born 1958; acquired many toys from various countries.
Production	Made by: Tucket Toy Corp., Woonsocket, RI Made In Portugal for
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	B.908:1-1993

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Record created	April 17, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O35813/writing-slate-tucket-toy-corp/

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