Accession Number: 2001.211.99
Description: Hinged pocket slate; lightweight brass; 4 lines of 27 cells; pins in bottom; cells on bottom frame are raised rather than the recessed dots seen in downward-writing slates; stamped "Orbit Products, Inc. Box 123 Manchester Mo. 63011" --front of top plate.
Height: 1.75
Width: 8.75
Date Made: ca. 1969
Maker: Barr, Ruth
Place of Origin: Manchester, MO
Collection: Ronecker Slate Collection
History/Provenance: Ronecker Slate Collection
Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2001.211
Subjects: Braille Slates Tactile writing
Dimension Notes: overall
Made: Orbit Products
Material: Brass, copper
Updated: 07/24/2015
