Braille slate

Slate

Accession Number:
2001.211.11
Description:
Hinged pocket slate; dark gray "white metal" alloy; 8 lines of 21 cells; brass pins in bottom. "Lehrmittel Verlag Blindeninstitut Wien" on front of top plate; outline of a shamrock and "61" on back of top plate; windows in upper frame are rounded rectangles.
Date Made:
ca. 1935
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:
1/2 x 6 1/2 in.
Made:
Lehrmittel Verlag, Blindeninstitut Wien
Material:
White metal alloy
Updated:
07/24/2015