Braille slate

Slate, Pocket

Accession Number: 2001.211.22

Description: Hinged pocket slate for writing Japanese braille; white plastic; 6 lines, 30 cells; pins in bottom (up); raised Japanese characters along left edge of top plate.

Height: 2.75

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: 2 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.

Made: Nimoka (Blind Tool Development Center of Japan)

Material: Plastic

Updated: 07/24/2015