Postcard slate

Slate, Postcard

Accession Number: 2007.29.7

Description: Bright aluminum postcard slate; piano hinge on one side; four (4) lines of nineteen (19) braille cells; slight indents in top frame guide placement of stylus; bottom frame stamped with six indented holes under each opening in the top frame; slight cutout in open end of lower frame facilitates opening; four paper registration pins up from bottom frame fit into countersunk holes in upper frame; stamped inside, "J.H. 1976"; stamped on top, "AMER. PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND LOUISVILLE, KY".

Height: 1.75

Width: 6

Depth: 0.188

Date Made: 1976

Maker: Hill, Jim

Place of Origin: Louisville, KY

Collection: APH Collection

History/Provenance: APH Collection

Credit Line: APH Collection, 2007.29.

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

Dimension Notes: overall closed

Made: American Printing House for the Blind

Material: Aluminum

Updated: 07/27/2015