Chautauqua Combination Drawing Board and Writing Desk

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  Portable Slate Desk

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  One stone drawing slate patented by C.C. Shepherd, ca. 1877. The slate is contained within a wooden frame, which is supported at one end by a hollow wedge, used to store rectangular slats, which function as drawing cards with white and black illustrations. On the underside of the wedge is a paper label which reads: "Portable Slate Desk." The copy is placed in a direct line of the focus of the eye, so as to enable the pupil to see the Copy, and the execution of the same. ... Patented January 1877. C.C. Shepherd." At the top of the slate are slots where the rectangular slats slide in.

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  Harper's Writing Books: Symmetrical Penmanship with Marginal Drawing Lessons, for Schools and Families

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  One penmanship book entitled Harper's Writing Books: Symmetrical Penmanship with Marginal Drawing Lessons, for Schools and Families, published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1868. The subtitle reads: School and Family Series: Writing and Drawing, In Ten Numbers, Number 5. This penmanship practice book is 24 pages in length. Across the top of each page are the letters, phrases or sentences which are to be copied in the lined spaces below. Along the outer vertical margin of each page is a shaded block of figures and drawing exercises to be copied. On the front cover, the title surrounds several images and vignettes of people writing and drawing. The centered vignette shows three students seated at a table, writing. Instructional text, including specific directions for Book 5, are printed on the inside of the front cover, and continue on to the inside of the back cover. The back cover also features instructions for using and copying the additional exercises found in the margins of the book. None of the exercises have been completed.

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  Chautauqua Lake, A Beautiful Summer Resort

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  One flyer entitled Chautauqua Lake, A Beautiful Summer Resort, published by Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York, ca. 1930. This is an 8 page promotional piece for summer vacations at Chautauqua Institute. It is printed on green paper, and illustrated with images of various activities offered at the Institute. Laid in is a single sheet of "Supplementary Courses to be given in the Art Education Department, Chautauqua Summer Schools, in 1930." Dimensions given are for the folded brochure.

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  Shepherd’s Improved Transparent Slates, With Rotating Copies

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  One glass drawing slate entitled Shepherd’s Improved Transparent Slates, With Rotating Copies, manufactured by C.C. Shepherd, New Jersey, patented March 2, 1874. The glass slate is missing. Remaining is the wooden box frame and the scroll, which contains images and words for copying. An introduction and instructions are printed at the head of the scroll: "Parents, encourage your children to learn to write. Shepherd's Drawing and Writing Slates, with Rotating Copies, is the best method to adopt. The copy is placed at the lower half of the Slate; after tracing it on the surface of the Slate, it is removed to the upper half; and any alterations or additions may be made from sight or the copy." "Patented March 2, 1874" is printed on the label mounted to the underside of the box; "Patented March 2, 1875" is printed below the introduction on the scroll.

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  Professor Nast's Sketching Rack for Young Artists

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  One wooden lap desk labeled Professor Nast's Sketching Rack for Young Artists, manufactured by C. C. Shepherd, New York, ca. 1885. The sub-title reads "The most important part of the Education of Children, in Drafting or Pencil Sketching. This Rack furnishes a complete outfit for that purpose." The desk is comprised of a wooden box with a hinged "double" lid. The uppermost lid is the smaller of the two, and bears the item label on the top surface, and provides space for holding a sample image (for copying) underneath. The second lid, also slanted, serves as the lid that covers the lower portion of the box. The top of this lid is covered with blue blotting paper. The box includes 12 sheets of woodblock images and 3 paper-covered wooden slats containing images for copying. The wooden slats illustrate penmanship forms and basic geometric shapes. Also included are 2 sheets of paper containing illustrations copied, in pencil, from two of the sample woodblock images, and a sheet of used blotting paper. "Ernest" is written in ms., in red chalk, on the blue blotting paper. "For {Harry N. Rice & Minnie L. Rice} Flo" is written in ms., in pencil, on the underside of the box bottom.

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  The Normal Review System of Writing, Regular Course, No. 4 1/2

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  One penmanship book entitled The Normal Review System of Writing, Regular Course, No. 4 1/2, by D. H. Farley and W. B. Gunnison, published by Silver, Burdett & Co., Boston, New York and Chicago, 1891. The book is 24 pages in length, and contains 23 exercises. At the top of each page is the lesson, which is to be copied in the space below. Approximately every fifth lesson is a review of the previous four lessons. The writing samples themselves are didactic. Some examples are: "The Executive power is vested in the President, who holds office for four years. His salary is $50,000 per annum."; "The privilege of the writ of 'Habeas Corpus' cannot be suspended unless when the public safety may require it." Instructional text and illustrations are found on the inside of the front cover: "position at the desk"; "movements"; penholding" and "suggestions to teacher." On the inside of the back cover is "The Normal Review System of Writing, A Key to Principles", with samples of letters and numbers. The back cover outlines the various courses within the Normal Review System of Writing. None of the lessons have been completed.

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