Telephone Braille note set (Haimemo)

Slate

Accession Number: 2001.211.59

Description: Top-hinged slate; left side holds a roll of paper; 5 lines of 20 cells; metal hook to hold notes; right edge of top plate is serrated; one pin in top plate and one in bottom plate; magnet on bottom plate for holding stylus; foam backing to keep device stable.

Date Made: ca. 1976

Place of Origin: Japan

Collection: Ronecker Slate Collection

History/Provenance: Ronecker Slate Collection

Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2001.211

Subjects: Braille Slates Tactile writing

Dimension Notes: 3 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.

Made: Nimoka (Blind Tool Development Center of Japan)

Material: Plastic, metal, foam

Updated: 05/31/2019