Braille slate

Slate

Accession Number: 2001.211.36

Description: Hinged pocket slate for writing Japanese micro-braille; ochre-colored plastic; 6 lines of 30 cells; has a frame with upward pins so paper can be read without removal from the slate; one pair of Dymo tape slots in top plate; raised Japanese characters on front of top plate at bottom left corner.

Height: 3

Width: 7.5

Date Made: n.d.

Place of Origin: Tokyo, Japan

Collection: Ronecker Slate Collection

History/Provenance: Ronecker Slate Collection

Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2001.211

Subjects: Braille Slates Tactile writing

Dimension Notes: 3 x 7 1/2 in.

Made: Nimoka (Blind Tool Development Center of Japan)

Material: Plastic

Updated: 07/24/2015