Object ID:
2001.211.87
Title:
E-Z Read Slate
Description:
Hinged slate for writing braille; 4 lines of 40 cells; pins in top plate allow paper to be read without removal from slate. "Howe Press Perkins Model 140" and "E-Z Read" --front of top plate.
Dimensions:
H-1.75 W-11.75 inches
Date:
n.d.
Made by:
Howe Press
Place of Origin:
Watertown, MA
Provenance:
The EZ-Read feature, introduced in 1965, flipped the location of the pins on a slate, allowing the slate to be opened and the braille read without removing the paper from the pins. It is still in the Perkins Products catalog.
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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Braille slate
Braille slate