Accession Number: 2015.3.2
Description: Pocket slate; curled piano hinge; 8 lines of 18 cells; two pairs of Dymo tape slots in bottom plate; top frame is brass, bottom frame is aluminum; "Association Valentin Haüy Paris" stamped on top edge of top frame; four pins (up) on lower frame through countersunk holes in top; windows on top frame indented to guide placement of stylus; frames have rounded corners.
Height: 3.688
Width: 5.125
Depth: 0.188
Date Made: ca. 1965
Maker: Association Valentin Haüy
Place of Origin: Paris, France
Credit Line: Gift of Mireille Duhen, 2015.3.
Subjects: Braille Slates Tactile writing
Dimension Notes: overall
Made: Association Valentin Hauy
Material: Brass, aluminum
Updated: 07/24/2015