Howe Press Model 2 E-Z Read Pocket Slate

Slate, Pocket

Accession Number: 2015.20.10

Description: Pocket braille slate; curled piano hinge; 6 lines of 19 cells; pins (down) in top allow paper to be read without removal from slate; raised lines on top frame divide rows into groups of two, raised dots divide columns every five cells; windows in top frame indented to guide placement of stylus; stamped "Howe Press Perkins Model 2 E-Z Read" near hinge; Dymo Tape slots at second row.

Height: 2.513

Width: 6.188

Depth: 0.125

Date Made: ca. 1975

Maker: Howe Press-Perkins

Place of Origin: Watertown, MA

Credit Line: Gift of Linda Gissoni, 2015.20.

Subjects: Braille Slates Tactile writing

Dimension Notes: overall

Made: Howe Press

Material: Aluminum

Updated: 10/26/2015