I grabbed the block/tile/thing from the house on Sunday when I was down there cleaning. It has the initials "ILY" on the back. I'm going to reach out to the SC Museum today.
That's a pretty awesome theory! I'm going back on Sunday. I'll see if I can find anymore pieces or clues. My husband's theory is that it was a paperweight on some official's desk.
I may reach out to the SC State Museum early next week.
My husband's aunt passed away at the end of December. She was the last of 3 generations to live in the Darlington, SC house. We found this interesting item while working on cleaning out this house this past Saturday.
According to "The South Carolina Dispensary" book by Phillip Huggins, this is...