Embossing plate for tactile map

Plate, Embossing

Accession Number:
2007.33.23
Description:
Embossing plate for tactile map, grid street pattern with various buildings indicated by raised nail heads; plate originally cast from printer's metal, some machine tool marks evident in recessed areas; plate pinned to wood block; embossed lines and pigmentation on wood block beneath the plate suggest that the block once formed part of a tactile map or diagram of some sort and was reused.
Height:
4.25
Width:
7
Depth:
1.25
Collection:
AER O&M Division C. Warren Bledsoe Archives
History/Provenance:
AER O&M Division C. Warren Bledsoe Archives
Credit Line:
Gift of Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Subjects:
Orientation & mobility Tactile graphics
Dimension Notes:
overall
Material:
Wood, lead, tin, steel
Updated:
04/29/2014