Object ID:
2001.211.143
Title:
Wooden stylus
Description:
Turned wooden handle; light-colored wood, unfinished; blued steel tip; for use with a slate.
Dimensions:
H-2.375 Dia-0.625 inches
Date:
n.d.
Made by:
Association Valentin Hauy
Place of Origin:
France
Provenance:
AVH was founded in 1889 by Maurice de la Sizeranne (1857-1924) a former student and teacher at the l'Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles in Paris, France. Today AVH is a social service agency, media library, technology center, and braille printer serving the blind and visually impaired people of France.
Item is part of a slate collection that belonged to David Ronecker (1918-2001). He was blind since birth, attended the Missouri School for the Blind, worked in Texas as a medical technician for the armed forces, and was an avid collector of slates. He was the uncle of Charles Zinser, who acquired the slate collection after Ronecker's death.
Item is part of a slate collection that belonged to David Ronecker (1918-2001). He was blind since birth, attended the Missouri School for the Blind, worked in Texas as a medical technician for the armed forces, and was an avid collector of slates. He was the uncle of Charles Zinser, who acquired the slate collection after Ronecker's death.
Credit Line:
Museum Purchase, 2001.211
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