APH Model 30 Desk Slate, board only

Slate, Desk

Accession Number: 2010.27.2

Description: Board features core glued up from solid maple strips and faced on top and bottom with natural finish maple veneer; vertical grooves on sides, each drilled with seven (7) peg holes; two holes drilled in center for slate storage; nickel alloy paper clamp riveted to top, pair of piano hinges on long sides flank a raised tube, two pins-up on base of clamp, raised loop on front facilitates opening; four (4) wood dowel feet on base.

Height: 12.5

Width: 10.25

Depth: 0.875

Date Made: ca. 2005

Maker: American Printing House for the Blind

Place of Origin: Louisville, KY

Collection: APH Collection

History/Provenance: APH Collection

Credit Line: APH Collection, 2010.27.

Subjects: Boards (writing) Braille Slates Tactile writing

Dimension Notes: overall

Made: American Printing House for the Blind

Material: Wood, nickel alloy, steel

Updated: 07/17/2015