Accession Number: 2008.17.2a-d
Description: Consists of a left-hinged metal guide for writing jumbo (giant dot) braille, a composition wooden board with drilled holes to accommodate the guide, a removable hinged-metal clamp to hold paper, and the original cardboard container. Guide has 2 lines of 15 cells and 2 pins on reverse to fit in board. Board has 7 holes in a recessed area along either side for 14 lines of writing. Clamp fits at top of board and has 3 pins and a swivel lever to secure paper, which can be turned without removing for interlining. For use with 10.25 x 7.5 in. paper. Catalog no. 9017 on box; giant dot guide is catalog no. 9023. Stylus is missing from this set. .2a - guide .2b - clamp .2c - board .2d - box
Height: 11.25
Width: 7
Date Made: ca. 1977
Place of Origin: London
Credit Line: Gift of Bureau of Braille and Visual Services, Erie, PA, 2008.17
Subjects: Boards (writing) Braille Slates Tactile writing
Dimension Notes: Measurement of board. Other dimensions: guide, 1.4 x 9 in.; clamp, 1 x 7.25 in.; box, 11.4 x 7.4 x 1.6 in.
Made: Royal National Institute for the Blind
Material: Nickel, brass, wood, cardboard
Updated: 10/22/2018
