Cranmer Abacus

Abacus

Accession Number: 2006.38.1

Description: Black polystyrene plastic abacus frame; red felt lining, white plastic beads, thirteen steel metal rods; divider bar separates 1 bead above from four beads below; raised unit markers on the divider bar and at the bottom of the frame; "A.P.H." appears at the top of the frame in raised letters.

Height: 3.25

Width: 6.125

Depth: 0.563

Date Made: ca. 1994

Maker: Cranmer, Terrence V., 1925-2001

Place of Origin: Louisville, KY

Collection: APH Collection

History/Provenance: APH Collection

Credit Line: APH Collection, 2006.38

Subjects: Abacus Instructional aids, tools, and supplies Mathematical instruments Mathematics

Made: American Printing House for the Blind

Material: Plastic, wool

Updated: 10/21/2020