Object ID:
1992.72.1
Title:
Marks Writing Guide
Description:
Guide has two horizontal parallel wires attached to a small carriage that can be moved up and down at regular intervals along a notched vertical rod riveted to a brown Masonite clipboard; stamped unto nickel plated paper clamp, "Service/PATENTED".
Dimensions:
H-32 W-23 D-1.5 cm
Date:
ca. 1956
Made by:
American Foundation for the Blind
Provenance:
Patent 2530437 was issued on November 21, 1950 to Robert A. Marks of Queens, NY for a writing guide for the blind. Marks was an osteopath who was blind himself. Instructions reproduced in file 2003.185.122. Distributed by the American Foundation for the Blind.
Credit Line:
APH Collection, 1992.72
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Writing Guide
Writing Guide