Book Keeping Frame

Slate, Desk

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