Antique Richmond School Furniture Co. "Litho-Plate" Slated Blackboard with Additional Paper Teaching Rolls. Made in Muncie, Indiana, popular during the 1920s to 1940s. Latch mechanisms allow the board to flip or fold down to transform from a standing easel into a flat desktop surface, and side knobs operate an upper roller system that cycles through printed lessons, pictures, or stories. Includes built-in compartments for chalk and erasers, and the whole wooden frame folds flat for easy storage. Built from oak with a dark natural slate blackboard panel. 

Size: 17 1/2 x 19 x 39 1/2 in. 

The Richmond School Furniture Company was an early-to-mid 20th Century American manufacturer based in Muncie, Indiana. The firm specialized in producing educational items and children's classroom goods, most notably its proprietary “Litho-Plate” and “Velvo-Plate” slate-surfaced blackboards, educational spelling boards, and scrolling art easels. Today, these durable wooden-framed teaching tools and interactive play-learning devices survive as highly collectible Americana and antique educational artifacts.

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