Accession Number: 2013.8.58
Description: Prototype of an educational aid designed to teach braille learners about the use of a braille slate; two same-sized rectangular pieces of clear lucite fastened together by six metal screws (one at each corner, one at top center, one at bottom center) to create frame; small holes, mostly 1/8" in diameter, milled through the frame to create two rows of braille cells (six holes per cell), nine cells on the top row and six on the bottom; holes accomodate movable pegs of similar size that can be pushed down to make braille dot patterns, which are read by turning the frame over; pegs secured in the frame by yellow tubes fitted into tunnel-like openings located vertically between the holes of the cells; only four cells, at far right of top row, contain pegs; letter "A" is handwritten on the front of the prototype, at top center.
Height: 0.5
Width: 2.75
Length: 8.5
Date Made: ca. 1993
Maker: Poppe, Tom
Place of Origin: Louisville, KY
Collection: APH Collection
History/Provenance: APH Collection
Credit Line: APH Collection
Subjects: Braille Writing Instructional aids, tools, and supplies Prototypes Product and market development
Dimension Notes: Overall dimensions.
Made: American Printing House for the Blind
Material: Plastic (Lucite)
Updated: 04/29/2013
