Accession Number: 2007.33.17
Description: Orange enameled plastic body, rectangular with slight flare outward at head; head has scooped, curved profile with two round, screen covered transducers aimed in opposite directions and separated by black aluminum panel; rotary on/off dial on top with settings from 0 (off) to 5; just in front of dial is a small screen covered speaker aperature; white braided polyester wrist cord and headphone jack on back; recharging jack on bottom front; label on side, "Manufactured by D. Ross (Electronics) under license from Blind Mobility Research Unit University of Nottingham".
Height: 2.625
Width: 1.625
Depth: 6
Date Made: ca. 1973
Place of Origin: Nottingham, England
Collection: AER O&M Division C. Warren Bledsoe Archives
History/Provenance: AER O&M Division C. Warren Bledsoe Archives
Credit Line: Gift of Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Subjects: Orientation & Mobility Electronic Travel Aids
Dimension Notes: Overall
Material: Plastic, aluminum, polyester
Exhibit Label: Detector, Obstacle
Updated: 04/29/2014
