Braille slate

Slate, Postcard

Accession Number: 2001.211.62

Description: Hinged pocket slate; 6 lines of 24 cells; one pair of Dymo tape slots; top plate is aluminum and bottom plate is plastic with furrows; top plate has a hinged clamp along top edge with a magnetic strip to hold paper; blunt brass pins in bottom plate. "M. Marsella, Brevette No. 69629 Torino" --top plate.

Height: 3.625

Width: 7

Date Made: n.d.

Place of Origin: Torino, Italy

Collection: Ronecker Slate Collection

History/Provenance: Ronecker Slate Collection

Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2001.211

Subjects: Braille Slates Tactile writing

Dimension Notes: overall

Made: M. Marsella

Material: Aluminum, brass, plastic

Updated: 07/24/2015