Accession Number: 2001.211.136
Description: Wooden desk slate; (a) board; two solid wood side rails of darker wood, attached to main board with glue and three (3) screws through sides, each rail has seven (7) 5/16" diameter holes bored in a vertical line; wooden full width paper clamp at top of board, hinged with two brass curled piano hinges, cutout in center of clamp for fixed block mounted with screw for clamp lock, clamp has steel teeth both up and down (total of four); ; stamped on top of left rail behind clamp, "BA"; (b) hinged brass desk slate for interlining braille, rounded point on open end, curled piano hinge on opposite end; two (2) lines of 25 cells; 1 large blunt pin on front of bottom plate which fits through hole in top frame when closed; two pegs on back to fit holes in smooth board; "7" stamped on top and bottom frames.
Date Made: ca. 1900
Place of Origin: London, England
Collection: Ronecker Slate Collection
History/Provenance: Ronecker Slate Collection
Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2001.211
Subjects: Boards (writing) Braille Slates Tactile writing
Dimension Notes: 11 1/4 x 7 x 7/8 in. board ; 1 1/4 x 8 1/2 in slate
Made: British & Foreign Association for Promoting the Education and Employment of
Material: Wood, metal board ; brass slate
Updated: 07/24/2015
