Direct Braille Slate

Slate, Desk

Accession Number: 2012.41.3

Description: Smooth plastic board with two removable plastic slates, one for jumbo braille and one for standard braille; slates have hinges on left side and raised dots on back plates for upward writing; groove in left side of slates engages with track on left side of board; slight indents in windows on upper frames help guide placement of stylus; includes stylus with molded plastic handle and reversible steel tip, to accomodate writing of either jumbo or standard dots; jumbo slate has 4 lines of 19 cells; standard slate has 1 line of 3 cells and 6 lines of 29 cells; both have pins down in upper frame; braille letters spell "Hawk" near hinges; board has hinged paper clip at top with four steel teeth pointing down. All pieces are made of an ivory-colored plastic.

Height: 11.5

Width: 9.5

Depth: 0.5

Date Made: ca. 1992

Maker: Hawk, Lawrence

Place of Origin: Lenoir, TN

Collection: APH Collection

History/Provenance: APH Collection

Credit Line: APH Collection, 2012.41.

Subjects: Boards (writing) Braille Slates Tactile writing

Dimension Notes: overall, board; stylus is 0.875" dia x 2.5" long

Made: Hawk, Lawrence

Material: Plastic

Updated: 02/15/2021