Elsie's Small Antique School Slate with Carved Wooden Nails souvenir box --wooden egg puzzle I believe

--wooden egg puzzle I believe is Japanese

both aesthetically and empathetically

These would be beautiful framed but also nice just to keep as is and pull out on occasion to admire

All arms and legs are well attached via wire pins

Elsie's Small Antique School Slate with Carved Wooden Nails souvenir box --wooden egg puzzle I believeI love an antique school slate, and think this is a lovely, early one, of a relatively rare small size, with carved wooden nails at the corners that have held the frame together tightly for a very long time. (Earlyish 19th c. I would guess.) It looks to have been owned at some point by an Elsie whose last name is a bit of a challenge to decipher, but seems to spread out across two lines as she ran out of space. 7 1 4" x 5 1 4", very good antique