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  Younger children wrote on pieces of slate, using chalk or a slate pencil. The slate could be wiped clean so they could practise again. It was cheaper than using paper. |
Roll over this photo of a replica slate and stylus to see an original Victorian photo of Elmore School, Devon. |
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