Accession Number: 2001.211.140
Description: Braille slate for double-entry bookkeeping; 4 lines of 40 cells, arranged in columns; top and bottom plates are separate; two blunt pins, one smaller and one larger, on front of bottom plate fit two corresponding holes in top plate; 2 pegs on back fit holes in a smooth board; board is not included. "15" --back of top plate. Slight corrosion.
Height: 1.625
Width: 14.25
Date Made: ca. 1933
Place of Origin: London, England
Collection: Ronecker Slate Collection
History/Provenance: Ronecker Slate Collection
Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2001.211
Subjects: Braille Slates Tactile writing
Dimension Notes: overall
Made: Royal National Institute for the Blind
Material: Brass
Updated: 07/24/2015