Accession Number: 2011.22.1a-b
Description: (a) Wooden desk slate; two solid wood side rails of slightly darker color, tongue and grooved to main board; each rail has seven (7) 5/16" diameter holes bored in a vertical line and set into a recessed groove that runs from the base and stops just short of the paper clamp; 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 two steel teeth up ; written in pencil below clamp, "Miss M.E. Gilliland"; (b) nickel plated brass New York Point system desk slate; five rows of 34 square cells; curled piano hinge on one short side; row of recessed dots at top of upper frame separates cells into groupings of 6; one pin down, stamped into top frame; lower frame has recessed holes to help form dots; half-moon cutout in lower frame facilitates opening; two blunt pins riveted in bottom frame which fit into holes in board.
Date Made: ca. 1900
Place of Origin: Unknown
Credit Line: Gift of the Maude E. Gilliland Burton Family, 2011.22.
Subjects: Boards (writing) Braille Slates Tactile writing New York Point
Material: Wood, brass, nickel
Updated: 05/27/2016
