Braille slate

Slate

Accession Number: 2001.211.32

Description: Hinged pocket slate; curled piano hinge on left; dark gray "white metal" alloy; 5 lines of 15 cells; pins up in bottom plate; windows in upper frame are rounded rectangles. "Lehrmittel Verlag Blindeninstitut Wien." on front of top plate. Outline of a shamrock and "71" on back of top plate.

Height: 2.375

Width: 4.75

Date Made: n.d.

Place of Origin: Vienna, Austria

Collection: Ronecker Slate Collection

History/Provenance: Ronecker Slate Collection

Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2001.211

Subjects: Braille Slates Tactile writing

Dimension Notes: overall

Made: Lehrmittel Verlag, Blindeninstitut Wien

Material: White metal alloy

Updated: 07/24/2015