Writing stylii

Stylus, Embossing

Accession Number: 1992.86E

Description: Seven stylii with tapered steel blades; wooden grips; five are black, one is blond, and one is hollow metal; the blond wood stylus appears to be an RNIB #9057 "Ordinary"; the two black pear-shaped models with the graduated blades (shafts have change in diameter before the tip) are very similar to models documented to the American Printing House for the Blind in the late 1930s.

Date Made: n.d.

Collection: APH Collection

History/Provenance: APH Collection

Subjects: Styluses Tactile writing

Dimension Notes: range from 4.2 to 6.4 cm.

Material: Wood, steel

Updated: 04/28/2020