Braille Flash Cards

Card, Flash

Accession Number: 2019.1.1

Description: Telescoping white cardboard box with paper label pasted to lid; folded instruction sheet and thirty-five (35) cardstock flash cards; each card has a large print letter or punctuation mark on one side on the front; on the reverse is a large simbraille version of the symbol, an embossed braille version, and a print representation of the symbol in American sign language; the braille symbols are reinforced with a dab of sealer; printed on front, "Copyright 1947/The New York Institute for the Education of the Blind/999 Pelham Parkway, New York City"; on the reverse, "Braille Flash System by Paul C. Mitchell."

Height: 3.875

Width: 2.75

Depth: 0.5

Date Made: ca. 1947

Maker: Mitchell, Paul C. (1900-1964)

Place of Origin: New York, NY

Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Ralph Bartley, 2018.5.

Subjects: Braille Instructional aids, tools, and supplies Tactile learning

Dimension Notes: Individual cards are 3.5"H x 2.5"W

Material: Paper

Updated: 01/04/2019