A Mid-Victorian Folk Art Slate Letter Press; 'Watch and Pray' c.1860-70 reserved no such root would be

no such root would be included in the mouth (See "The Whitehead Encyclopaedia of Deer"

on square chamfered front legs to rear sabres

with stamp PRD 1256 was printed by Sydney Lee in the third quarter of the twentieth century

only has one of its drop carrying handles

There was a resurgence in the 1920s for this style

A Mid-Victorian Folk Art Slate Letter Press; 'Watch and Pray' c.1860-70 reserved no such root would beOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Mid VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1860 70Width: 4Height: 6Depth: 1. 25The mid Victorian provincial thick slate modelled as a bible, the top engraved 'Watch and Pray' with seven graduated incised lines below, to a double ruled border filled with dots, the black surface beautifully worn with age, and surviving from the third quarter on nineteenth century England. The piece is in totally original order with its lovely time