Large Cranmer Abacus

Abacus

Accession Number: 2007.29.25

Description: Black polystyrene frame, black panel in back secured with contact cement; thirteen steel rods filled with conical white nylon beads, four beads on each rod in the lower side of the frame and one in the upper area; friction pad below beads composed of clear plastic and a dark fabric; cast into frame in upper middle, "A.P.H."

Height: 4.5

Width: 8.25

Depth: 0.75

Date Made: ca. 1974

Maker: American Printing House for the Blind

Place of Origin: Louisville, KY

Collection: APH Collection

History/Provenance: APH Collection

Credit Line: APH Collection, 2007.29.

Subjects: Mathematics Arithmetic Blind Education Assistive technology Instructional aids, tools, and supplies Prototypes

Dimension Notes: overall

Made: American Printing House for the Blind

Material: Plastic, steel, cloth

Updated: 07/22/2015