Perkins playing card slate

Slate

Accession Number: 2007.29.10

Description: Bright aluminum panel, folded over onto itself; single semicircle cutout on one side, three on the other; circle cutout in top with raised dimple underneath (provides tension on card as it is brailled); four (4) rows of six (6) braille cell guides, top guides have slight dimples to guide placement of stylus; stamped "HOWE PRESS/PERKINS SCHOOL/WATERTOWN, MASS."

Height: 3.5

Width: 2.375

Maker: Howe Press

Place of Origin: Watertown, MA

Collection: APH Collection

History/Provenance: APH Collection

Credit Line: APH Collection, 2007.29.

Subjects: Braille. Card games Instructional aids, tools, and supplies. Slates. Tactile writing.

Dimension Notes: overall

Made: Howe Press

Material: Aluminum

Updated: 07/22/2015