APH Postcard Slate

Slate, Postcard

Accession Number: 2007.29.6

Description: Gold anodized 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 registration pins down from top frame fit into countersunk holes in lower frame.

Height: 1.75

Width: 6

Depth: 0.188

Date Made: ca. 1972

Maker: American Printing House for the Blind

Place of Origin: Louisville, KY

Collection: APH Collection

History/Provenance: APH Collection

Credit Line: APH Collection, 2007.29.

Subjects: Braille. Instructional aids, tools, and supplies. Slates. Tactile writing.

Dimension Notes: overall, closed

Made: American Printing House for the Blind

Material: Aluminum

Updated: 07/22/2015