AEW Postcard slate

Slate, Postcard

Accession Number:
2012.41.7
Description:
Bright aluminum; piano hinge with aluminum wire; six rows of nineteen(19) cells; slight dimples in windows of top frame to guide placement of stylus; lower frame punched with reverse dots to form dots; dymo tape slots in upper frame; raised lip on edge of top frame and matching cutout in lower frame to accomodate opening slate; raised lines above row two and row four; three raised dots above rows one and five, arranged every five cells; four punched pins down, fit into holes in lower frame; stamped above hinge, "AEW Advance/MADE IN INDIA".
Height:
2.625
Width:
6.75
Depth:
0.125
Date Made:
ca. 1990
Maker:
Advance Engineering Works
Place of Origin:
Dehradun, India
Collection:
APH Collection
History/Provenance:
APH Collection
Credit Line:
APH Collection, 2012.41.
Subjects:
Braille Slates Tactile writing
Dimension Notes:
overall
Made:
Advance Engineering Works
Material:
Aluminum
Updated:
02/15/2021