Braille pocket frame

Slate, Pocket

Accession Number: 1992.19

Description: Hinged braille slate has four lines of 31 cells; cell windows on top frame have slight indents to guide placement of stylus; registration pins (down) in top plate; curled piano hinge; open end of frames are rounded; "#9044" is handwritten on a foil label attached to the back. "RNIB" is stamped on the top right end of the bottom plate.

Height: 1.5

Width: 8.375

Date Made: ca. 1940

Maker: Royal National Institute for the Blind

Place of Origin: London

Collection: APH Collection

History/Provenance: APH Collection

Subjects: Braille Slates Tactile writing

Dimension Notes: overall

Made: Royal National Institute for the Blind

Updated: 11/02/2016