4×41 Cell Desk Slate Writing Guide

Slate, Desk

Accession Number:
2015.15.2
Description:
Bright nickel plated brass; rectangular with slightly rounded corners; piano hinge connects upper and lower frames; both frames have grid of four (4) lines of forty-one (41) braille cells, windows slightly indented to guide stylus placement; rounded post on bottom of top frame snaps into hole in lower frame; two additional rounded posts on bottom; no registration pins; stamped on right side of top frame, "MADE BY/COOPER ENG. & MFG. CO./CHICAGO, ILL. U.S.A."
Height:
1.5
Width:
10.875
Depth:
0.313
Date Made:
ca. 1922
Maker:
Cooper Engineering & Manufacturing Company
Place of Origin:
Chicago, IL
Credit Line:
Gift of Mireille Duhen, 2015.15.
Subjects:
Braille Slates Tactile writing
Dimension Notes:
overall
Made:
Cooper Engineering & Manufacturing Co.
Material:
Nickel, brass
Updated:
07/12/2019