Accession Number: 2001.211.60
Description: Upward writing pocket slate with four lines of 31 cells; pins in bottom plate; paper is inserted through the top hinge; clear plastic; corners slightly rounded; hinged on long side with two widely separated smallish piano hinges; metal registration pins pointing up from bottom frame; top frame has dimples in edges of cell windows to guide placement of stylus; raised lines vertically every five cells; horizontal raised lines at top, bottom, and between rows 2 and 3; no markings.
Height: 2.375
Width: 9.875
Date Made: ca. 1980
Place of Origin: Chicago, IL
Collection: Ronecker Slate Collection
History/Provenance: Ronecker Slate Collection
Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2001.211
Subjects: Braille Slates Tactile writing
Dimension Notes: overall
Made: Illinois Institute of Technology
Material: Plastic, metal
Updated: 04/30/2014
