Pocket slate

Slate, Pocket

Accession Number:
1992.31
Description:
Clear plastic braille slate; piano hinge on one side; four (4) lines of twenty-eight (28) braille cells; slight indents in top frame guide placement of stylus; bottom frame cast with six indented holes under each opening in the top frame; three horizontal raised lines on top frame; raised lip on open end of upper frame facilitates opening; four registration pins up from lower frame fit into holes in upper frame; cast into upper frame, "AMER. PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND LOUISVILLE, KY."
Height:
1.673
Width:
8.465
Depth:
0.394
Date Made:
ca. 1966
Place of Origin:
Louisville, KY
Collection:
APH Collection
History/Provenance:
APH Collection
Credit Line:
APH Collection, 1992.31
Subjects:
Braille Slates Tactile writing
Dimension Notes:
21.5 x 4.25 cm.
Made:
American Printing House for the Blind.
Material:
Plastic
Updated:
07/24/2015