Object ID:
2001.211.76
Title:
Braille slate
Description:
Hinged full-page slate; dark "white metal" alloy; 29 lines, 34 cells; brass pins in top plate allow paper to be read without removal from slate. "Lehrmittel Verlag Blindeninstitut Wien" on front of top plate; outline of a shamrock and "64" on back of top plate.
Dimensions:
H-12.75 W-9.625 inches
Date:
n.d.
Made by:
Lehrmittel Verlag, Blindeninstitut Wien
Place of Origin:
Vienna, Austria
Provenance:
The Blindeninstitut Wien or Vienna Institute for the Blind, was founded in 1804 by Johann Wilhelm Klein (1765-1848). Lehrmittel Verlag roughly translates to "Teaching aids publishing house."
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 slate collector. His nephew, Charles Zinser, acquired the 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 slate collector. His nephew, Charles Zinser, acquired the collection after Ronecker's death.
Credit Line:
Museum Purchase, 2001.211
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Full page braille slate
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