Object ID:
2001.211.88
Title:
Pins down correcting slate
Description:
Hinged correcting slate; four lines of thirty-eight (38) cells; pins in bottom; pins down. "Amer. Printing House for the Blind Louisville, KY." --front of top plate.
Dimensions:
H-1.75 W-11.25 inches
Date:
ca. 1970
Made by:
American Printing House for the Blind
Place of Origin:
Louisville, KY
Provenance:
APH made its nickel alloy 4 line, 38 cell correcting slate with pins up from 1937-2004. In 1969, it added a pins down version that lasted until 1981. The pins down feature alloyed the slate to be opened and the braille checked with removing it from the registering pins. A correcting slate with no pins at all became available in 1972 and is still available.
Credit Line:
Museum Purchase, 2001.211
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