Braille pocket slate

Slate, Pocket

Accession Number: 1992.21

Description: Two lines of 25 cells; curled piano hinge; pins down, formed by small countersunk machine screws; holes drilled in bottom frame accept pins; rounded end on frames; windows in top frame have slight indents to guide placement of stylus; label on back, "#9042".

Height: 1.25

Width: 8.25

Date Made: ca. 1940

Place of Origin: London, England

Collection: APH Collection

History/Provenance: APH Collection

Subjects: Braille Slates Tactile writing

Dimension Notes: overall, closed

Made: Royal National Institute for the Blind

Material: Nickel alloy

Updated: 06/15/2012