[MassHistPres] Real Slate Chalk Boards

[Garrett Laws]

Any chance there will be a shop in the new school where the kids could
fabricate this type of plaque?

Cheers,
Garrett

The Copper & Slate Company
Fine Roofing and Exterior Finish Carpentry
238B Calvary Street, Waltham, MA 02453
(781) 893-1916

http://picasaweb.google.com/copperandslate


On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 8:59 AM, <SCeccacci at aol.com> wrote:

>  Bill,
> In Holden when slate blackboards were removed from a former second floor
> school room in the renovation of the Gale Free Library in the 1980's, the
> slate was cut into squares, engraved with an image of the historic library
> building and sold as mementos.  They can be hung on a wall or used as a
> trivet.  Maybe former students would buy an attractively designed item made
> of slate from the school's blackboards.
>
> Susan McDaniel Ceccacci
> Architectural Historian and Historic Preservation Consultant
> Jefferson, MA
>
>  In a message dated 6/3/2010 11:42:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> william.moonan at verizon.net writes:
>
>  The Town of Bedford is renovating a school building that was built in
> 1950.  As part of this project, about 20 pieces of slate, each 60” x 39”,
> are being removed to be thrown away.  I have asked the contractor to store
> the slate for as long as possible (at this point, that’s about a week) in
> order to see if there is any demand for some or all of these pieces.  It
> seemed a real shame to have such a valuable resource go to waste.
>
>
>
> These slate boards are free for the taking.  Please contact me as soon as
> possible to express your interest.
>
>
>
> Bill Moonan
>
> Selectman
>
> Town of Bedford
>
>
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