Accession Number: 2001.26.4a-b
Description: Wooden desk slate; (a) board; two solid wood side rails of darker wood, tongue and grooved to main board and secured by two (2) screws through sides, each rail has nine (9) 5/16" diameter holes bored in a vertical line; wooden full width paper clamp at top of board, hinged with two brass curled piano hinges, cutout in center of clamp for fixed block mounted with brass leaf-shaped clamp lock, clamp has steel teeth both up and down (total of four); stamped on top of left rail behind clamp, "BA"; (b) hinged nickel alloy desk slate for interlining braille, rounded point on open end, curled piano hinge on opposite end; two (2) lines of 35 cells; 1 large blunt pin on front of bottom plate which fits through hole in top frame when closed; two copper pegs riveted on bottom frame to fit holes in the board; "7" stamped on top and bottom frames.
Date Made: ca. 1895
Place of Origin: London, England
Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2001.26
Subjects: Boards (writing) Braille Slates Tactile writing
Dimension Notes: 14 x 9 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. board ; 1 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 1/2 in. slate
Made: British & Foreign Association for Promoting the Education and Employment of
Material: Wood, brass, nickel
Updated: 07/24/2015
