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ANTIQUE #SA825120

Antique Alphabet & Spelling Box - With 118 Bone Alphabet Letters

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Opus Antiques

This is antique spelling and alphabet box with 118 mostly double sided bone tiles inside. Each tile has an upper and lower case letter on either side and was used as an educational tool to help pupils learn to read and write.
 
The bone tiles are housed in a mahogany box which has a sliding lid with a bone tile inlaid into the lid with Spelling & Alphabet on it.
 
Written on the underside of the base in ink is 128 letters in this box, 118 still remain.
 
The box measures 11cm w x 8cm d x 4.5cm h.
 
c1840/60
 
Own a piece of history
 
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA825120
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Height is 4.5cm (1.8inches)
Width is 11cm (4.3inches)
Depth is 8cm (3.1inches)
Antique SA825120 shown on this page was made in the 19th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
19th Century
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Opus Antiques
Antique Treen, boxes & decorative Georgian Items
Devon
United Kingdom
Tel: 07941 285 532
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD