Braille slate

Slate, Desk

Accession Number: 2001.211.128

Description: Swivel desk slate with smooth wooden board; top plate of slate is lightweight metal; front of bottom plate is beige plastic; back of bottom plate is lightweight metal; bottom plate has one large blunt pin on front; 2 pegs on back fit holes in the board; 2 lines of 32 cells; board has a metal clamp at top to hold paper; 4 page-number cells on front left of clamp; "86779" and Japanese characters stamped on front of clamp.

Height: 11.25

Width: 7.25

Depth: 0.625

Date Made: n.d.

Place of Origin: Japan

Collection: Ronecker Slate Collection

History/Provenance: Ronecker Slate Collection

Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2001.211

Subjects: Boards (writing) Braille Slates Tactile writing

Dimension Notes: overall board; 1 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. slate

Made: unknown

Material: Wood, metal board ; plastic, aluminum

Updated: 07/24/2015