These Newfoundland Handmade Slate Coasters were made in the mid-1990's, by the "Images In Slate" Company of Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada. Each one is handcrafted from 500 Million Year Old Natural Canadian Slate! "Images in Slate started its humble beginnings in 1996 as the idea of two brothers, John and Chris Hurley of Newfoundland, Canada. From their parent's two-car garage in North River, this family run operation was busy hand crafting coasters from 500 million year old slate." Images on this set include: The Majestic Humpback Whale, Atlantic Puffin Our Provincial Bird, Newfoundland's Pitcher Plant, and The Newfoundland Dog. All tiles are BRAND NEW- Old Stock from mid-1990's, when the company was formed! They have original clean cork bottoms with original stickers on each one. Also included is the original brochure explaining the product, process and cleaning methods, in 4 languages.
