Object ID:
1994.13.30
Title:
Braille peg board [Model]
Description:
Wooden case with hinged lid and swivel latch; three (3) rows of ten (10) braille cells drilled in solid wood table inside case; steel pegs used to create raised braille symbols.
Date:
n.d.
Provenance:
Used to teach beginners the use of a braile slate, pushing the pegs down from above, then flipping it over to read the resulting braille message.
From the museum collection at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Mass.
From the museum collection at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Mass.
Credit Line:
Loaned by the Perkins School for the Blind, 1994.13
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Pegboard
Pegboard