Postcard Slate

Slate, Postcard

Accession Number: 1992.17

Description: Anodized gold aluminum postcard slate; curled piano hinge; four (4) lines of nineteen (19) braille cells; windows in top frame guide placement of stylus; bottom frame stamped with indented braille cell 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 on top, "AMER. PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND LOUISVILLE, KY".

Height: 1.75

Width: 6

Date Made: ca. 1970

Place of Origin: Louisville, KY

Collection: APH Collection

History/Provenance: APH Collection

Subjects: Braille Slates. Tactile writing

Dimension Notes: overall

Made: American Printing House for the Blind.

Material: Aluminum

Updated: 06/17/2019