Interlining Giant Dot Guide

Slate

Accession Number:
1992.35
Description:
Interlining braille desk slate; curled piano hinge on short side; two rows of 15 jumbo braille cells; cells are 5/32 x 5/16", 11/32" between rows, and 3/16" between columns; the column dividers are indented between columns 2-3, 6-7, 10-11, and 14-15; pegs on reverse for guide holes in board (no board); rounded point on end of frames, peg in tip of lower frame fits through hole in top frame; windows of top frame indented to guide placement of stylus; gold adhesive label on reverse,"cat# 9023."
Height:
1.375
Width:
9
Depth:
0.5
Date Made:
ca. 1935
Place of Origin:
Great Britain
Collection:
APH Collection
History/Provenance:
APH Collection
Credit Line:
APH Collection, 1992.35
Subjects:
Braille Slates Tactile writing
Dimension Notes:
overall
Made:
Royal National Institute for the Blind
Material:
Nickel alloy
Updated:
07/24/2015