Accession Number: 2016.6.3
Description: (a) dark brown gridded rectangular tray cast from a resin infused with wood fiber; 15 x 10 grid; bottom of each slot has a slight shelf around the edge to allow the types to lay square in the hole; (b-f) five (5) cubes cast from printer's type-metal with five braille symbols and a dash cast into the faces.
Height: 5.188
Width: 7.75
Depth: 0.563
Date Made: ca. 1930
Place of Origin: Paris, France
Credit Line: Gift of Mireille Duhen, 2016.6.
Subjects: Blind Mathematics Slates Instructional aids, tools, and supplies
Dimension Notes: overall, cubes are 7/16" square (1 cm.)
Made: Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles
Material: Wood, resin, lead-tin-antimony alloy
Updated: 02/28/2019