Accession Number: 2001.211.89
Description: Hinged pocket slate for writing 9-dot Ballu; 1 line of 42 columns; pins and furrows in bottom. A stylus was used with the Ballu slate to make tactile print, by embossing dots in the shapes of letters of the Roman alphabet.
Height: 1
Width: 6.75
Date Made: ca. 1885
Collection: Ronecker Slate Collection
History/Provenance: Ronecker Slate Collection
Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2001.211
Subjects: Braille Slates Tactile writing
Dimension Notes: overall
Made: unknown
Material: Brass
Updated: 07/24/2015
