Braille correcting slate

Slate, Pocket

Accession Number:
2012.41.5
Description:
Nickel alloy correcting slate; four lines of thirty-eight (38)cells; .09 x .09 x .25 x .40 inch spacing format; piano hinge on short side; slight dimples in windows on top frame and stamped holes in lower frame to guide stylus; three pins up; raised lip in upper frame and half moon cutout of open end of lower frame, to facilitate opening; stamped, AMER.PRINTING HOUSE/FOR THE BLIND/LOUISVILLE, KY."
Height:
1.75
Width:
11.25
Depth:
0.125
Date Made:
ca. 2000
Maker:
American Printing House for the Blind
Place of Origin:
Louisville, KY
Collection:
APH Collection
History/Provenance:
APH Collection
Credit Line:
APH Collection, 2012.41.
Subjects:
Braille Slates Tactile writing
Dimension Notes:
overall
Made:
American Printing House for the Blind
Material:
Nickel alloy
Updated:
02/15/2021