- Accession Number:
- 1993.25a-c
- Description:
- A left-hinged brass interlining slate, rounded on right, with 2 lines of 40 braille cells, fits into a natural-finish wooden board that has two vertical grooves, each containing a row of twelve holes, along sides to accommodate slate pins. Board has a wooden paper clamp at top with chamfered edge. Wood-handle stylus with short metal tip is included. .25a -slate; .25b - frame; .25c - stylus.
- Height:
- 13.5
- Width:
- 11
- Depth:
- 0.5
- Date Made:
- ca. 1945
- Place of Origin:
- London, England
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Elmer Eveland, 1993.25
- Subjects:
- Boards (writing) Braille Slates Tactile writing
- Dimension Notes:
- 1 1/8 x 11 x 1/8 in. slate ; 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 1/2 in. frame .
- Made:
- National Institute for the Blind
- Material:
- Wood, brass, steel
- Updated:
- 07/24/2015
