- Accession Number:
- 2016.16.4
- Scope & Content:
- Technical drawing (whiteprint) for tooling of a plexiglas spinner with suction cup feet for use with an APH Light Box. Design: S. Frere; drawn: Gary Davis; date: 01/29/1982; plate no. 75.
- Creator:
- American Printing House for the Blind
- Interview Date:
- / /
- Collection:
- APH Archives / RG 12: Educational and Technical Research
- Administrative History:
- In 1984, the American Printing House for the Blind [APH] introduced Light Box Materials, Level I, a new product designed to help in teaching "basic visual skills, eye-hand coordination, and simple matching skills" to low vision children functioning from birth to 4 years. It included several items, among them a plexiglas spinner for turning sets of pinwheel and polka-dotted patterns. Suzette Frere [Wright], an APH research associate, was project director; tooling and manufacturing process were the responsibility of APH mechanical engineer/designer Gary Davis.
- Subjects:
- Instructional aids, tools, and supplies Low vision Mechanical drawings
