Accession Number: 2003.185.123a-b
Description: 2003.185.123a - Hinged brass slate with two pegs on back to fit holes in wooden board; slate has 6 lines of 40 cells for writing New York point; front has brass plating. 2003.185.123b - Board has a wooden clamp with metal hinges at top to hold paper. Initials "E S" are scratched into the back of the board at top center. "494" --inscribed on slate, at bottom right corner on front of bottom plate. "N.Y.I.E. Blind. N.Y. City." --inscribed on back of slate.
Date Made: ca. 1900
Maker: New York Institute for the Education of the Blind
Place of Origin: New York
Collection: KSB Collection
History/Provenance: KSB Collection
Credit Line: Gift of the Kentucky School for the Blind, 2003.185
Subjects: Boards (writing) New York Point. Slates. Tactile writing.
Dimension Notes: 1 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. slate ; 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 1/2 in. board
Made: New York Institute for the Education of the Blind
Material: Metal slate ; wood, metal board
Updated: 02/28/2012