Braille slate

Slate

Accession Number: 2001.211.34

Description: Hinged pocket slate; curled piano hinge on left; bright aluminum; 9 lines of 22 cells; pins up in bottom plate; windows in upper frame are straight rectangles, recessed pits in lower frame are in a squared off grid and have a pyramidical profile; slightly rounded corners on frames.

Height: 3.625

Width: 6.625

Date Made: n.d.

Place of Origin: Hamburg, Germany

Collection: Ronecker Slate Collection

History/Provenance: Ronecker Slate Collection

Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2001.211

Subjects: Braille Slates Tactile writing

Dimension Notes: overall

Material: Aluminum

Updated: 07/24/2015