Austrian shorthand slate

Slate

Accession Number: 2001.211.90

Description: Hinged slate for writing 8-dot Austrian shorthand; dark gray "white metal" alloy; 12 lines of 37 cells; brass pins in bottom. Outline of a shamrock and "67" on back of top plate; "Lehrmittel Verlag Blindeninstitut Wien" on back of bottom plate.

Height: 6.625

Width: 10.875

Date Made: n.d.

Place of Origin: Vienna, Austria

Collection: Ronecker Slate Collection

History/Provenance: Ronecker Slate Collection

Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2001.211

Subjects: Austrian shorthand Slates Tactile writing

Dimension Notes: overall

Made: Lehrmittel Verlag, Blindeninstitut Wien

Material: White metal alloy

Updated: 07/24/2015