Accession Number: 1992.46a-b
Description: Perkins Institute Model 13 Desk Slate; rectangular wooden board with parallel grooves in sides, seven pairs of holes in grooves to hold pins in the slate; nickel plated brass paper clamp riveted to top of board, clamp has a piano hinge with a steel wire pin, two teeth on bottom pass through holes in the top plate of the clamp; nickel plated brass slate, four rows of 34 cells, cells have dimpled cutouts to hold stylus point in proper position; raised bead horizontally on top of slate between the second and third row of cells; steel pin on piano hinge; single pin (down) on top frame of slate passes through matching hole in bottom frame; bottom plate of slate has six hollows punched under each cell to help form proper dots.
Date Made: ca. 1930
Place of Origin: Watertown, MA
Collection: APH Collection
History/Provenance: APH Collection
Credit Line: APH Collection, 1992.46
Subjects: Boards (writing) Braille Slates Tactile writing
Dimension Notes: Slate ; 27 x .2 x 4.3 cm.
Made: Perkins School for the Blind.
Material: Nickel, brass, wood
Updated: 07/22/2015
