APH Postcard Slate

Slate, Postcard

Accession Number: 2012.41.10

Description: Bright aluminum postcard slate; piano hinge on one side; four (4) lines of nineteen (19) braille cells; slight indents in top frame guide placement of stylus; bottom frame stamped with six indented holes under each opening in the top frame; slight cutout in open end of lower frame facilitates opening; four paper registration pins down from top frame fit into countersunk holes in lower frame; stamped inside, "C"; stamped on top, "AMER. PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND LOUISVILLE, KY" and "SAMPLE".

Height: 1.75

Width: 6

Depth: 0.125

Date Made: ca. 1980

Maker: American Printing House for the Blind

Place of Origin: Louisville, KY

Collection: APH Collection

History/Provenance: APH Collection

Credit Line: APH Collection, 2012.41.

Subjects: Braille Slates Tactile writing

Dimension Notes: overall

Made: American Printing House for the Blind

Material: Aluminum

Updated: 02/15/2021