Braille slate

Slate, Pocket

Accession Number: 2001.211.103

Description: Hinged pocket slate; 4 lines of 28 cells; pins in bottom; nickel plated brass; angled ends. "Johnson Mfg Co. Phila. Pa." --front of back plate.

Height: 1.5

Width: 7.75

Date Made: before 1925

Place of Origin: Philadelphia, PA

Collection: Ronecker Slate Collection

History/Provenance: Ronecker Slate Collection

Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2001.211

Subjects: Braille Slates Tactile writing

Dimension Notes: overall

Made: Johnson Manufacturing Company

Material: Nickel plated brass

Updated: 07/24/2015