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