Accompanied by album containining correspondence with Maggs and others related to the nature and possible provenance of the BPL hornbook. Includes excerpt from Maggs catalog 308, which contains a descriptions of a similar (or possible the same) hornbook.
Notes (acquisition):
Acquired no later than 1923.
Notes (object):
Brass hornbook with 26-letter alphabet, plus and ampersand and "Œ" in relief on obverse, with "St. Paul's Infant School AD 1729" cast in on reverse. With handle at top pierced for suspension.